Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: A member of the House of Lords was known as a pair ( see also pairie ) , or officially as a member of the Prussian House of Lords ( Mitglieder des preuÃ ischen Herrenhauses , or MdH ) .
Simplified: A member of the House of Lords was known as a pair , or officially as a member of the Prussian House of Lords ( Mitglieder des preuÃ ischen Herrenhauses , or MdH ) .