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Lords Temporal

British  

plural noun

1. (in Britain) peers other than bishops in their capacity as members of the House of Lords

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Lords Temporal

First of all came the Lords Spiritual and then the Lords Temporal, and then the rest of the goodly company, according to their rank and condition.

From The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day by Clynton, Richard

Estates of the Realm, in Britain, are the Lords Spiritual, the Lords Temporal, and the Commons.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various

As "the Lords Spiritual" are always placed before "the Lords Temporal," he is obliged to rank the clergy before the nobility in spite of the order of precedency observed in the Collect.

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 102, October 11, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

The list of the Lords Temporal has been made out with great care, from all the authorities accessible.

From Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry by Rolleston, T. W. (Thomas William)

The three estates of the realm are the estate of the Lords Spiritual, the estate of the Lords Temporal, and the estate of the Commons.

From Sketches by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield