life peer

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Определение life peer в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

A member of the House of Lords, appointed for life, but whose position is not hereditary

In Britain, a life peer 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 life peer in 1991. someone who has the rank of a British peer (=lord or lady) but who cannot pass it on to their children

a British peer whose title lapses at death

Турецкое произношение

layf pîr

Произношение

/ˈlīf ˈpər/ /ˈlaɪf ˈpɪr/