Lords
1 Britishnoun
noun
Example Sentences
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But Lord Roberts, a historian, has argued the Earl Marshal and the Lord Great Chamberlain should be allowed to keep their hereditary seats in the Lords.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
The two royal officeholders put their concerns to Labour's leader in the Lords, Baroness Smith, when the law that scrapped hereditary peers was in its early stages about a year ago.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
The King's Speech is written by the government but read by the Monarch from a throne in the House of Lords.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
It is the second time the Lords has defeated the government on the issue.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
The first Lords of Winterfell had been men hard as the land they ruled.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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