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Lords Spiritual

British  

plural noun

  1. the two Anglican archbishops and 24 most senior bishops of England and Wales who sit as members of the House of Lords

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Also present are the Lords Spiritual and Temporal - bishops of the Church of England who sit in the House of Lords including the Archbishop of Canterbury, together with the secular peers of the realm.

From Reuters Sep. 8, 2022

“By and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same.”

From The Guardian Jul. 13, 2017

To the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain.

From Slate Jun. 3, 2015

Triumphant, the Primate of All England and other Lords Spiritual moved over to the gallery of the House of Commons.

From Time Magazine Archive

Before the Reformation sixty per cent of the House of Lords consisted of the Lords Spiritual.

From The Century of Columbus by Walsh, James J.

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