the lords spiritual
1(the) Lords Spiritual — the Lords Spiritual [the Lords Spiritual] noun [pl] the 26 senior ↑bishops of the ↑Church of England who are members of the British ↑ …
2Lords Spiritual — The Lords Spiritual of the United Kingdom, also called Spiritual Peers, are the 26 clergymen of the established Church of England who serve in the House of Lords along with the Lords Temporal. The established Church of Scotland, which is… …
3Lords spiritual — Lord Lord, n. [OE. lord, laverd, loverd, AS. hl[=a]ford, for hl[=a]fweard, i. e., bread keeper; hl[=a]f bread, loaf + weardian to look after, to take care of, to ward. See {Loaf}, and {Ward} to guard, and cf. {Laird}, {Lady}.] 1. One who has… …
4lords spiritual — n. the archbishops and bishops who are members of the British House of Lords * * * n [pl] the 26 senior bishops of the Church of England who are members of the British House of Lords. * * * …
5Lords spiritual — ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ the bishops in the House of Lords …
6lords spiritual — n. the archbishops and bishops who are members of the British House of Lords …
7Lords Spiritual — Lords Spir|i|tu|al, the the ↑bishops and ↑archbishops (=priests of high rank) in the Church of England who are members of the ↑House of Lords →↑Lords Temporal, The …
8lords spiritual — The archbishops and bishops who have seats in the house of lords …
9lords spiritual — The archbishops and bishops who have seats in the house of lords …
10Lords spiritual — plural noun the bishops in the House of Lords …
