noun
House of Peers (Japan, Meiji constitution)
Historical term for the upper house of the Imperial Diet under the Meiji Constitution (1890–1947).
貴族院は明治憲法下で設置された議院の一つです。
The House of Peers was one of the chambers established under the Meiji Constitution.
noun
House of Lords (UK)
Refers specifically to the upper house of the UK Parliament.
イギリスの貴族院は、かつて世襲貴族が多数を占めていた。
The UK House of Lords was once dominated by hereditary peers.
The current upper house of the Japanese Diet (House of Councillors), which replaced the 貴族院 after WWII.
Compound of 貴族 (nobility) and 院 (institution, house). The term was used for the Japanese House of Peers (1890–1947) and is still used to refer to the UK House of Lords.