Lords Temporal

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

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How to use Lords Temporal in a sentence

This is what ought to be said; and I look for it, if not from lords spiritual, then even from Lords Temporal.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 64, No. 393, July 1848 | Various
It is now usually understood of the lords spiritual, the Lords Temporal, and the commons.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 | Various
Let the Lords Temporal quit themselves of nepotism, and we will take care of their authority for them.
The Crown of Wild Olive | John Ruskin
As I heard in a certain consultation among the Lords Temporal.
History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century, Volume V | J. H. Merle d'Aubigné
The list of the Lords Temporal has been made out with great care, from all the authorities accessible.
Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry | Thomas Davis

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