life peer
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌlife ˈpeer noun [countable] HIGH POSITION OR RANKsomeone who has the rank of a British peer (=lord or lady) but who cannot pass it on to their children 〔英国爵位不可世袭的〕终身贵族
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life peer• She was created a life peer in 1990.ˌlife ˈpeer nounChineseSyllable
of someone who a Corpus rank has the British
life peer
ˌlife ˈpeer
noun [countable]
someone who has the rank of a British peer (=lord or lady) but who cannot pass it on to their children
ˌlife ˈpeer
noun [countable]someone who has the rank of a British peer (=lord or lady) but who cannot pass it on to their children