life peer

noun

, British.

1. a peer whose title ceases at death; nonhereditary peer.

life peer

noun

1. a peer whose title lapses at his death

Word History and Origins

Origin of life peer¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

He was made a life peer in 1991, and was elected fellow of the British Academy in 1994.

From The Daily Beast

Then if a poor, he becomes a great man, and even a kind of minor chief—a Life Peer, as it were.

From Project Gutenberg