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noun
Any member of the House of Lords who is not a life peer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
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noun
Any member of the hereditary peerage of the United Kingdom, (chiefly) of the Kingdom of England.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, historical
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noun
Any similar member of the nobility of other kingdoms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a peer who is entitled to sit in the House of Lords
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: peer
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