Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hereditary peer

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.40 in modern English

Syllables: hered-i-tary peer
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

British usage

Example Sentences

"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 Lords since 667 hereditary peers were excluded in 1999 under Tony Blair’s government."

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

hereditary peers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

life peer

Questions

What does hereditary peer mean?: A peer whose title is hereditary; before the House of Lords Act 1999, automatically entitled to a seat in the House of Lords.

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