LIFE PEER


Meaning of LIFE PEER in English

(~s)

In Britain, a ~ is a person who is given a title such as ‘Lord’ or ‘Lady’ which they can use for the rest of their life but which they cannot pass on when they die.

He was made a ~ in 1991.

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