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.

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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

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lord of Parliament genderNeutralForm Lord of Parliament self-link
Peerage of Scotland hasRank Lord of Parliament
Lord Forbes nobleRank Lord of Parliament
Lord usedInTitle Lord of Parliament
this entity surface form: Lord of Parliament (Scotland)