Life Peerage
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
Letters patent, conferring the dignity of baron for life only, do not enable the grantee to sit and vote in the house of lords, not even with the usual writ of summons to the house. Wharton.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
See Peers.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Letters patent, conferring the dignity of baron for life only, do not enable the grantee to sit and vote in the house of lords, not even with the usual writ of summons to the house. Wharton.
Defined under Life in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Letters patent, conferring the dignity of baron for life only, do not enxble the grantee to sit and vote in the house of lords, not even with the usual writ of summons to the house. Wharton.