lord-in-waiting

American  

[lawrd-in-wey-ting] / ˈlɔrd ɪnˈweɪ tɪŋ /

noun

• lords-in-waiting
  plural

1. a nobleman in attendance on a British monarch or the Prince of Wales.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• lords-in-waiting
  plural

Etymology

Origin of lord-in-waiting

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

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So I drove up in my one horse conveyance, and the lord-in-waiting announced my arrival to her Majesty.

From Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 2 by Sarah Tytler

Starting with every personal and social advantage, Lord Dufferin quickly became a favourite both at Court and in London society; and in 1849 he was made a lord-in-waiting.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various

The lord-in-waiting presents you to the King; and the lady-in-waiting does the same to her Majesty.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 by Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle

Georgina's husband, who was a lord-in-waiting, and a great swell, in a green riband, moved about with adroit condescension, and was bewitchingly affable.

From Endymion by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield

We find him no longer "précepteur," but "gentilhomme de M. le Duc,"—no longer, that is, a mere scholastic drudge, but a sort of lord-in-waiting.

From Three French Moralists and The Gallantry of France by Edmund Gosse

Fifteen Spanish grandees take turns coming over from Spain to act as his lords-in-waiting, two career diplomats serve as his ministers, and a 42-man Privy Council advises him on affairs of state.

From Time Magazine Archive

So all the lords-in-waiting and the ladies-in-waiting had to be very careful and discreet.

From The Sleeping Beauty by Arthur Rackham

All the ladies-in-waiting were standing round, each with their attendants, and the lords-in-waiting with their attendants.

From The Pink Fairy Book by Andrew Lang

Howel gave some orders in a very commanding tone to the various lords-in-waiting, and then the door closed upon their majesties, and the admiring crowds saw them no more.

From Gladys, the Reaper by Anne Beale

It was fortunate that she had no farther to walk, for before she seated herself the lords-in-waiting laid upon her shoulders the heavy parliamentary mantle of purple velvet.

From In the Days of Queen Victoria by Eva March Tappan