lord-in-waiting
noun
a nobleman in attendance on a British monarch or the Prince of Wales.
lords-in-waiting
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pluralof lord-in-waiting.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Fifteen Spanish grandees take turns coming over from Spain to act as his lords-in-waiting, two career diplomats serve as his ministers, and a 42-man Privy Council advises him on affairs of state.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was fortunate that she had no farther to walk, for before she seated herself the lords-in-waiting laid upon her shoulders the heavy parliamentary mantle of purple velvet.
From In the Days of Queen Victoria by Eva March Tappan
How many of those fine lords-in-waiting have you in the house?”
From Out in the Forty-Five Duncan Keith's Vow by Emily Sarah Holt
He reins in his white horse, and cranes over in his red cloak, the young parti-coloured lords-in-waiting pressing forwards to see her, but only as much as politeness warrants.
From Renaissance Fancies and Studies Being a Sequel to Euphorion by Vernon Lee
Then he called one of his lords-in-waiting, who was so high-bred, that when any in an inferior rank to himself spoke to him, or asked him a question, he would answer, "Pooh," which means nothing.
From Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
