Right Honourable
Britishadjective
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(in Britain and certain Commonwealth countries) a title of respect for a Privy Councillor or an appeal-court judge
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(in Britain) a title of respect for an earl, a viscount, a baron, or the Lord Mayor or Lord Provost of any of certain cities
Example Sentences
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The Armills are brought from the Altar by the Right Honourable the Lord Kamall.
From BBC • May 5, 2023
Once Mr Corbyn joins he will be will able to use the title Right Honourable.
From BBC • Nov. 10, 2015
To the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury: The Memorial and Petition of Gustavus Vassa a black Man, late Commissary to the black Poor going to Africa. humbly sheweth,
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2015
My Right Honourable Friend the Business Secretary will be coming forward in the summer with further proposals to expand the availability of credit, to make sure the economic recovery is properly financed.
From The Guardian • Jun. 22, 2010
Isaac Pennington was Lord Mayor in 1643, and his portrait was published in a laudatory pamphlet, entitled ‘A True Declaration, and just Commendation of the great and incomparable care of the Right Honourable Isaac Pennington.’
From The Pictorial Press Its Origin and Progress by Jackson, Mason
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