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hereditary peers

hereditary peers is the plural of hereditary peer.

Meaning of hereditary peer

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

Questions about hereditary peers

What is hereditary peers the plural of?
Hereditary peers is the plural of hereditary peer.

Words near hereditary peers in the dictionary

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

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