- temporal lords
- The peers of England; the bishops are not in strictness held to be peers, but merely lords of parliament
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
temporal lords
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temporal lords — See lords temporal … Ballentine's law dictionary
Lords temporal — Temporal Tem po*ral, a. [L. temporalis, fr. tempus, temporis, time, portion of time, the fitting or appointed time: cf. F. temporel. Cf. {Contemporaneous}, {Extempore}, {Temper}, v. t., {Tempest}, {Temple} a part of the head, {Tense}, n., {Thing} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lords temporal — n. those members of the British House of Lords who are not members of the clergy * * * n [pl] the members of the British House of Lords who are not bishops (i.e. who are members of the peerage). * * * … Universalium
Lords — may refer to: Places *Lord s Cricket Ground, English Cricket Ground and home of Marylebone County Cricket Club. People *Traci Lords (born 1968), American actress Politics *House of Lords, upper house of the British parliament *Lords Spiritual,… … Wikipedia
Temporal — can refer to: * of or relating to time ** Temporal database, a database recording aspects of time varying values ** The Temporal power of the Popes of the Roman Catholic Church ** a Lord Temporal, secular member of the House of Lords ** Temporal… … Wikipedia
Lords temporal — ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ the members of the House of Lords other than the bishops … English terms dictionary
lords temporal — n. those members of the British House of Lords who are not members of the clergy … English World dictionary
Temporal — Tem po*ral, a. [L. temporalis, fr. tempus, temporis, time, portion of time, the fitting or appointed time: cf. F. temporel. Cf. {Contemporaneous}, {Extempore}, {Temper}, v. t., {Tempest}, {Temple} a part of the head, {Tense}, n., {Thing}.] 1. Of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Temporal augment — Temporal Tem po*ral, a. [L. temporalis, fr. tempus, temporis, time, portion of time, the fitting or appointed time: cf. F. temporel. Cf. {Contemporaneous}, {Extempore}, {Temper}, v. t., {Tempest}, {Temple} a part of the head, {Tense}, n., {Thing} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lords 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 … Dictionary of contemporary English
