life peer

American

noun

British.

a peer whose title ceases at death; nonhereditary peer.

life peer British

noun

a peer whose title lapses at his death

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Etymology

Origin of life peer

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

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Lord Offord, who founded investment firm Badenoch and Co, was made a life peer in 2021 under Boris Johnson.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025

Lord Paul, who was also chancellor of the University of Wolverhampton, was appointed a Labour life peer as Baron Paul of Marylebone, in 1996.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025

Former first minister Carwyn Jones is to be made a life peer by Downing Street.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2024

A few months later he joined the House of Lords as a life peer.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2024

In 1876 he was made a lord of appeal and a life peer.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various

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