lord-in-waiting
Americannoun
plural
lords-in-waitingEtymology
Origin of lord-in-waiting
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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The Viscount Hood, Lord-in-Waiting, will welcome them on behalf of The King.
From BBC
When the Danish lady married a lord-in-waiting in 1768, her robe à la francaise was the result of a global, East-meets-West-and-then-the-Ancients circuit.
From Architectural Digest
These, like Jersey, had all previously been Lords-in-Waiting to the Queen, and Her Majesty said to us, “As soon as I get a nice Lord-in-Waiting Lord Salisbury sends him off to govern a Colony”; to which my husband aptly replied, “You see, Ma’am, how well you brought us up!”
From Project Gutenberg
As Lord-in-Waiting he had to attend the House of Lords when in session, and spoke occasionally—he always sat near his old friend Lord de Ros, who was a permanent Lord-in-Waiting.
From Project Gutenberg
When Mr. Gladstone formed his final Administration in 1892, Lord Acton was appointed a Lord-in-Waiting to the Queen.
From Project Gutenberg
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