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Lord-Lieutenant

Lord-Lieutenant noun: an official appointed to a ceremonial county by the reigning British monarch to be responsible for the organisation of all official Royal visits to their county.

Noun

Lord-Lieutenant (plural Lord-Lieutenants)

  1. (UK) An official appointed to a ceremonial county by the reigning British monarch to be responsible for the organisation of all official Royal visits to their county.

Forms of Lord-Lieutenant

pluralLord-Lieutenants

Questions about Lord-Lieutenant

What does Lord-Lieutenant mean?
Lord-Lieutenant means an official appointed to a ceremonial county by the reigning British monarch to be responsible for the organisation of all official Royal visits to their county.
What part of speech is Lord-Lieutenant?
Lord-Lieutenant is a noun.
What is the plural of Lord-Lieutenant?
The plural of Lord-Lieutenant is Lord-Lieutenants.

Words near Lord-Lieutenant in the dictionary

  1. Lord's Table
  2. lord-and-lady
  3. lord-dom
  4. lord-doms
  5. lord-in-waiting
  6. Lord-Lieutenant
  7. Lord-Lieutenants
  8. lorddom
  9. lorddoms
  10. lorded
  11. lorded it over

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