Lord of Parliament
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Lord of Parliament is the lowest rank of the Scottish peerage, equivalent to an English baron and historically granting the holder a seat in the pre-Union Parliament of Scotland.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lord of Parliament (Scotland) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish peerage title
ⓘ
hereditary title ⓘ noble rank ⓘ |
| associatedLegalSystem |
Scots law (to a limited extent)
ⓘ
surface form:
Scots law
|
| associatedMonarchy |
British monarchy
ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
surface form:
Monarchy of Scotland
|
| category |
Scottish nobility
ⓘ
hereditary peers ⓘ noble titles ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
English Lord of Parliament (life peer) in modern usage
ⓘ
Scottish feudal baron ⓘ |
| equivalentRank | English baron ⓘ |
| equivalentTitleInEngland | baron ⓘ |
| femaleEquivalent |
Baroness
ⓘ
surface form:
Lady of Parliament
|
| genderNeutralForm | Lord of Parliament self-link ⓘ |
| higherThan | Scottish feudal baron ⓘ |
| historicalFunction | member of the Scottish Estates of Parliament ⓘ |
| historicalLanguageContext | Scots ⓘ |
| historicalLegislativeBody | Parliament of Scotland ⓘ |
| historicalLegislativeRight | seat in the pre-Union Parliament of Scotland ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfOrigin | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Scotland ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| nobilityClass | peer ⓘ |
| nobleRankOrder |
below duke
ⓘ
below earl ⓘ below marquess ⓘ below viscount ⓘ |
| peerageGroup | Scottish peers ⓘ |
| peerageSystem | Peerage of Scotland ⓘ |
| post1801LegislativeContext |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| postUnionLegislativeContext | Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ |
| preUnionLegislativeChamber | single-chamber Parliament of Scotland ⓘ |
| preUnionParliamentMembership | hereditary ⓘ |
| preUnionRight |
attendance at sessions of the Parliament of Scotland
ⓘ
voting in the Parliament of Scotland ⓘ |
| privilegeType | parliamentary privilege in pre-Union Scotland ⓘ |
| rankInScottishPeerage | lowest rank ⓘ |
| statusAfter1707 |
eligible for election as Scottish representative peer
ⓘ
no automatic seat in the Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ |
| styleOfAddress |
Lady [Title]
ⓘ
Lord [Title] ⓘ |
| titleCreationAuthority |
Scottish crown
ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish Crown
|
| titleInheritance | normally by primogeniture ⓘ |
| titleNature |
feudal in origin
ⓘ
heritable dignity ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lord of Parliament (Scotland)