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hereditary peer

hereditary peer noun: a peer whose title is hereditary; before the House of Lords Act 1999, automatically entitled to a seat in the House of Lords.

Noun

hereditary peer (plural hereditary peers)

  1. (UK) A peer whose title is hereditary; before the House of Lords Act 1999, automatically entitled to a seat in the House of Lords.
    • Some of the hereditary peers can trace their family’s presence in the Lords back to medieval times. All are men, thanks to titles that can be passed only to male heirs, all are white and most are over the age of 70. Legislation to remove them will be the most significant change to the House of...2024 July 20, Harriet Sherwood, “The last of the hereditary peers in the House of Lords”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Forms of hereditary peer

pluralhereditary peers

Questions about hereditary peer

What does hereditary peer mean?
Hereditary peer means a peer whose title is hereditary; before the House of Lords Act 1999, automatically entitled to a seat in the House of Lords.
What part of speech is hereditary peer?
Hereditary peer is a noun.
What is the plural of hereditary peer?
The plural of hereditary peer is hereditary peers.

Words near hereditary peer in the dictionary

  1. hereditarists
  2. hereditary
  3. hereditary elliptocytosis
  4. hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
  5. hereditary mechanics
  6. hereditary peer
  7. hereditary peers
  8. hereditas
  9. hereditation
  10. hereditative
  11. heredities

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