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Lord of Parliament, the Glossary

Index Lord of Parliament

A Lord of Parliament (Laird o Pairlament) was the holder of the lowest form of peerage, entitled as of right to take part in sessions of the pre-Union Parliament of Scotland.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 25 relations: Acts of Union 1707, Baron, England, Feudal baron, Flora Fraser, 21st Lady Saltoun, Forms of address in the United Kingdom, Hereditary peer, House of Lords, House of Lords Act 1999, Hugh Mackay, 14th Lord Reay, Kingdom of Great Britain, Laird, List of hereditary peers of the House of Lords since 1999, List of lordships of Parliament, List of Scottish representative peers, Lord, Parliament of Scotland, Peerage, Peerage of England, Peerage of Ireland, Peerage of Scotland, Scotland, Scotland Act 1998, Scottish Parliament, Viscount.

  2. British noble titles
  3. Lords of Parliament
  4. Lordships of Parliament

Acts of Union 1707

The Acts of Union refer to two Acts of Parliament, one by the Parliament of England in 1706, the other by the Parliament of Scotland in 1707.

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Baron

Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Feudal baron

A feudal baron is a vassal holding a heritable fief called a barony, comprising a specific portion of land, granted by an overlord in return for allegiance and service.

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Flora Fraser, 21st Lady Saltoun

Marjorie Flora Fraser, 21st Lady SaltounIt has recently been determined that Margaret Abernethy succeeded her brother, Alexander Abernethy, 9th Lord Saltoun, in 1668, but only survived him by about 10 weeks and had not previously been counted in the title's numbering.

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Forms of address in the United Kingdom

Forms of address used in the United Kingdom are given below.

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Hereditary peer

The hereditary peers form part of the peerage in the United Kingdom.

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House of Lords

The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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House of Lords Act 1999

The House of Lords Act 1999 (c. 34) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed the House of Lords, one of the chambers of Parliament.

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Hugh Mackay, 14th Lord Reay

Hugh William Mackay, 14th Lord Reay, Baron Mackay (19 July 1937 – 10 May 2013), was a British politician and Conservative member of the House of Lords.

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Kingdom of Great Britain

The Kingdom of Great Britain was a sovereign state in Western Europe from 1707 to the end of 1800.

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Laird

Laird is a designation applies to an owner of a large, long-established Scottish estate.

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List of hereditary peers of the House of Lords since 1999

This is a list of hereditary peers of the House of Lords since the reforms of the House of Lords Act 1999.

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List of lordships of Parliament

This page, one list of hereditary baronies, lists all lords of Parliament, extant, extinct, dormant, abeyant, or forfeit, in the Peerage of Scotland.

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List of Scottish representative peers

This is a list of representative peers elected from the Peerage of Scotland to sit in the House of Lords after the Acts of Union 1707 abolished the Parliament of Scotland, where, as a unicameral legislature, all Scottish Peers had been entitled to sit.

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Lord

Lord is an appellation for a person or deity who has authority, control, or power over others, acting as a master, chief, or ruler.

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Parliament of Scotland

The Parliament of Scotland (Pairlament o Scotland; Pàrlamaid na h-Alba) was the legislature of the Kingdom of Scotland from the 13th century until 1707.

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Peerage

A peerage is a legal system historically comprising various hereditary titles (and sometimes non-hereditary titles) in a number of countries, and composed of assorted noble ranks.

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Peerage of England

The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707.

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Peerage of Ireland

The Peerage of Ireland consists of those titles of nobility created by the English monarchs in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland, or later by monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

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Peerage of Scotland

The Peerage of Scotland (Moraireachd na h-Alba; Peerage o Scotland) is one of the five divisions of peerages in the United Kingdom and for those peers created by the King of Scots before 1707.

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Scotland

Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Scotland Act 1998

The Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which legislated for the establishment of the devolved Scottish Parliament with tax varying powers and the Scottish Government (then Scottish Executive).

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Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament (Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots Pairlament) is the devolved, unicameral legislature of Scotland. Lord of Parliament and Scottish Parliament are politics of Scotland.

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Viscount

A viscount (for male) or viscountess (for female) is a title used in certain European countries for a noble of varying status.

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See also

British noble titles

  • Lady
  • Lord of Parliament

Lords of Parliament

Lordships of Parliament

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_of_Parliament

Also known as Lady of Parliament, Lords of Parliament, Lordship of Parliament, Lordships of Parliament, Parliamentary peers.