Lord Lieutenant
Americannoun
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British. the title of various high officials holding authority deputed from a sovereign.
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(formerly) the viceroy in Ireland.
noun
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(in Britain) the representative of the Crown in a county
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(formerly) the British viceroy in Ireland
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of Lord Lieutenant
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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She was greeted on arrival on Wednesday evening by the Lord Lieutenant for County Down, Gawn Rowan Hamilton, and castle staff.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2024
On Sunday, Glasgow's Lord Lieutenant Jacqueline McLaren will officially mark the occasion during a ceremony in George Square.
From BBC ● May 6, 2023
The statue, was the idea of the Lord Lieutenant of Rutland, Dr Sarah Furness.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2023
Mr Hoey said the former Lord Lieutenant of Powys, the Hon Dame Shan Legge-Bourke, who was also one of Princess Anne's ladies-in-waiting, was one of those who kept her up to date.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2022
In 1779, were published the “Commercial Restraints,” which in its original shape was, a contribution to Lord Lieutenant Buckinghamshire as to the best method of extricating the country from its discontent and troubles.
From The Commercial Restraints of Ireland by John Hely Hutchinson
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