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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Example Sentences

The Lords Temporal say nothing, the Lords Spiritual have nothing to say, and the House of Commons has nothing to say and says it.

From Miscellaneous Aphorisms; The Soul of Man by Wilde, Oscar

Where were the Peers, the Lords Temporal who had ever formed part of the Government of England, the Lords Spiritual who represented the Church of Christ?

From St George's Cross by Keene, H. G. (Henry George)

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

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

Let the Lords Temporal quit themselves of nepotism, and we will take care of their authority for them.

From The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing by Ruskin, John