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n.those members of the British House of Lords who are not members of the clergy
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n [pl]the members of the British House of Lords who are not bishops (i.e. who are members of the peerage).* * *
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Lords temporal — Temporal Tem po*ral, a. [L. temporalis, fr. tempus, temporis, time, portion of time, the fitting or appointed time: cf. F. temporel. Cf. {Contemporaneous}, {Extempore}, {Temper}, v. t., {Tempest}, {Temple} a part of the head, {Tense}, n., {Thing} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lords temporal — ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ the members of the House of Lords other than the bishops … English terms dictionary
lords temporal — n. those members of the British House of Lords who are not members of the clergy … English World dictionary
Lords temporal — 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 Temporal — Lords Tem|po|ral, the the members of the ↑House of Lords who are not ↑bishops or ↑archbishops (=priests of high rank) in the Church of England →↑Lords Spiritual, the … Dictionary of contemporary English
lords temporal — The lay lords,–those members of the English house of lords who are not lords spiritual,–who were neither bishops nor archbishops … Ballentine's law dictionary
Lords temporal — members of the House of Lords apart from the archbishops and bishops … English contemporary dictionary
Lords temporal — plural noun the members of the House of Lords other than the bishops … English new terms dictionary
lords temporal — Those lay peers who have seats in the house of lords … Black's law dictionary
lords temporal — Those lay peers who have seats in the house of lords … Black's law dictionary
