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Lord High Commissioner

Lord High Commissioner proper noun: the Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, the representative of the Scottish (later British) monarch to the established church of Scotland appointed annually since 1690.

Proper noun

Lord High Commissioner (plural Lord High Commissioners)

  1. The Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, the representative of the Scottish (later British) monarch to the established church of Scotland appointed annually since 1690.
  2. (historical) The Lord High Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland, the representative of the Scottish (later British) monarch to the separate government of Scotland appointed intermittently between 1603 and 1707.
    Synonyms:
    The fifth estate
  3. (historical) The Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands, the representative of the British monarch appointed intermittently between 1815 and 1864.

Synonyms of Lord High Commissioner

  • The fifth estate

Forms of Lord High Commissioner

pluralLord High Commissioners

Questions about Lord High Commissioner

What does Lord High Commissioner mean?
Lord High Commissioner means the Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, the representative of the Scottish (later British) monarch to the established church of Scotland appointed annually since 1690.
What part of speech is Lord High Commissioner?
Lord High Commissioner is a proper noun.

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