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lords-in-waiting

lords-in-waiting is the plural of lord-in-waiting.

Meaning of lord-in-waiting

Noun

lord-in-waiting (plural lords-in-waiting)

  1. A male peer who holds office in the royal household of the sovereign of the United Kingdom.

Questions about lords-in-waiting

What is lords-in-waiting the plural of?
Lords-in-waiting is the plural of lord-in-waiting.

Words near lords-in-waiting in the dictionary

  1. lords protector
  2. Lords Provost
  3. Lords Spiritual
  4. lords' and ladies' fingers
  5. lords-and-ladies
  6. lords-in-waiting
  7. Lordsburg
  8. lordship
  9. Lordship of Ireland
  10. lordships
  11. Lordstown

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