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life peer
noun
, British.
- a peer whose title ceases at death; nonhereditary peer.
life peer
noun
- a peer whose title lapses at his death
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Word History and Origins
Origin of life peer1
First recorded in 1865–70
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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
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