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
So all the lords-in-waiting and the ladies-in-waiting had to be very careful and discreet.
From The Sleeping Beauty by Arthur Rackham
He had had dim visions of Christopher slipping in by a side entrance avoiding the eyes of plush-breeched lords-in-waiting.
From Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker by Marguerite Bryant
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
His mode of life showed the magnificent and stately etiquette of a European monarch, with lords-in-waiting, court jesters, pages, secretaries, and household guards.
From William Hickling Prescott by Harry Thurston Peck
