Lords Spiritual
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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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
There are seven Electors; four high nobles of the Empire and three Archbishops, Lords Temporal and Lords Spiritual.
From The Sword Maker by Barr, Robert
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