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n.the archbishops and bishops who are members of the British House of Lords
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n [pl]the 26 senior bishops of the Church of England who are members of the British House of Lords.* * *
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Lords spiritual — ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ the bishops in the House of Lords … English terms dictionary
lords spiritual — n. the archbishops and bishops who are members of the British House of Lords … English World dictionary
Lords Spiritual — The Lords Spiritual of the United Kingdom, also called Spiritual Peers, are the 26 clergymen of the established Church of England who serve in the House of Lords along with the Lords Temporal. The established Church of Scotland, which is… … Wikipedia
Lords spiritual — Lord Lord, n. [OE. lord, laverd, loverd, AS. hl[=a]ford, for hl[=a]fweard, i. e., bread keeper; hl[=a]f bread, loaf + weardian to look after, to take care of, to ward. See {Loaf}, and {Ward} to guard, and cf. {Laird}, {Lady}.] 1. One who has… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lords Spiritual — Lords Spir|i|tu|al, the the ↑bishops and ↑archbishops (=priests of high rank) in the Church of England who are members of the ↑House of Lords →↑Lords Temporal, The … Dictionary of contemporary English
Lords spiritual — plural noun the bishops in the House of Lords … English new terms dictionary
lords spiritual — The archbishops and bishops who have seats in the house of lords … Black's law dictionary
lords spiritual — The archbishops and bishops who have seats in the house of lords … Black's law dictionary
lords spiritual — Those bishops and archbishops who are members of the English house of lords … Ballentine's law dictionary
lords spiritual — bishops, cardinals … English contemporary dictionary
