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
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Origin of Lord Lieutenant
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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They were guided around the memorial garden by Aberfan survivor David Davies, a former pupil at the school, and Lord Lieutenant of Mid Glamorgan Peter Vaughan.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2023
The statue, was the idea of the Lord Lieutenant of Rutland, Dr Sarah Furness.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2023
A procession moved from the Mercury Theatre to the Town Hall where the documents were presented by His Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant of Essex Jennifer Tolhurst.
From BBC • Nov. 23, 2022
Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire Jo Ropner said she is expecting crowds of people to "come out to cheer him on".
From BBC • Nov. 8, 2022
Their altered state of circumstances appears by a report of the inspectors of Irish fisheries on the sea fisheries of Ireland, presented to his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant in the autumn of 1886.
From The South Isles of Aran by Burke, Oliver J.
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