Lordship of Parliament (Scotland)
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The Lordship of Parliament in Scotland was a distinctive hereditary title in the pre-Union Scottish peerage, ranking below an earl and above a baron and granting its holder a seat in the old Scottish Parliament.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish peerage title
ⓘ
hereditary title ⓘ noble title ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Scotland ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Scottish Parliament (pre‑1707)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish nobility ⓘ |
| category |
Historical legislatures of Scotland
ⓘ
Scottish titles of nobility ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| differentFrom |
English barony
ⓘ
modern life peerage ⓘ |
| entails |
membership of the Scottish peerage
ⓘ
right to sit in the old Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| governingLaw | Scots peerage law ⓘ |
| granted | seat in the pre‑Union Parliament of Scotland ⓘ |
| grantedBy | Scottish Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
hereditary
ⓘ
noble rank ⓘ parliamentary dignity ⓘ |
| hasPluralForm | lordships of Parliament ⓘ |
| hasRight | to be summoned to the pre‑Union Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| hasTitleStyle | Lord of Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | distinctive feature of the Scottish peerage system ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Scots law terminology ⓘ |
| legalStatus | feudal dignity ⓘ |
| parliamentaryRepresentationAfter1707 | represented in the House of Lords by Scottish representative peers ⓘ |
| partOf | Peerage of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInHierarchy |
above a baron
ⓘ
below an earl ⓘ |
| precedenceOver | Scottish barons ⓘ |
| precedenceUnder | Scottish earls ⓘ |
| rank | lord of Parliament ⓘ |
| rankOrder | third rank of the Scottish peerage below marquess and earl ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Acts of Union 1707
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Earl in the Peerage of Scotland ⓘ Peerage of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish baron ⓘ |
| scope | applies only to Scottish peers ⓘ |
| statusAfter1707 | remained as a rank in the Peerage of Scotland ⓘ |
| typeOf | lordship ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
before the Acts of Union 1707
ⓘ
pre‑Union era ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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