lord-in-waiting

[ lawrd-in-wey-ting ]

noun

, plural lords-in-wait·ing.

1. a nobleman in attendance on a British monarch or the Prince of Wales.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lord-in-waiting¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

When the Danish lady married a lord-in-waiting in 1768, her robe à la francaise was the result of a global, East-meets-West-and-then-the-Ancients circuit.

From Architectural Digest

These, like Jersey, had all previously been Lords-in-Waiting to the Queen, and Her Majesty said to us, “As soon as I get a nice Lord-in-Waiting Lord Salisbury sends him off to govern a Colony”; to which my husband aptly replied, “You see, Ma’am, how well you brought us up!”

From Project Gutenberg

As Lord-in-Waiting he had to attend the House of Lords when in session, and spoke occasionally—he always sat near his old friend Lord de Ros, who was a permanent Lord-in-Waiting.

From Project Gutenberg

When Mr. Gladstone formed his final Administration in 1892, Lord Acton was appointed a Lord-in-Waiting to the Queen.

From Project Gutenberg

His Majesty, at the conclusion of the interview, expressed a wish to be personally represented at the banquet to-night, and said that he would desire his Lord-in-Waiting, Lord Suffield, to attend as his representative.

From Project Gutenberg