Lords Temporal

Noun

Meaning

the nobility in France and the peerage in Britain

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

second estate

Hypernyms

estate estate of the realm the three estates

Examples

Former Archbishops of Canterbury, having reverted to the status of bishop but who are no longer diocesans, are invariably given life peerages and sit as Lords Temporal. Source: Internet

The Lords Temporal ( nobles ) sit according to party affiliation: members of the Government party sit on the Spiritual Side, while those of the Opposition sit on the Temporal Side. Source: Internet

For most of the history of the Upper House, Lords Temporal were landowners who held their estates, titles and seats as an hereditary right passed down from one generation to the next – in some cases for centuries. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Lords of the Judiciary Lords of the Treasury Lords Spiritual Lords' Act Lordsburg lordship