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
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
Dame Shan Legge-Bourke, Lord Lieutenant of Powys - whose family estate is Glanusk Estate in Crickhowell - is a trusted confidante of the Royal Family.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2022
Tobias said: "I will receive the medal from the Lord Lieutenant at a local ceremony but I'll also be invited to attend a royal garden party."
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2021
In 1775, Lord Lieutenant Harcourt asked for 4,000 men for the king out of the Irish establishment to be despatched to America, and he offered to supply their place by German Protestant troops.
From The Commercial Restraints of Ireland by John Hely Hutchinson
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