lord lieutenant

lord lieutenant
noun (plural lords lieutenant or lord lieutenants)
1. : an official of the crown in English counties formerly having extensive military powers and now serving as the principal justice of the peace and keeper of the county records

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1. Brit. the title of various high officials holding authority deputed from a sovereign.
2. (formerly) the viceroy in Ireland.
[1960-65]

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Lord Lieutenant (pl Lords Lieutenant, Lord Lieutenants or Lords Lieutenants)
1. A permanent representative of the Crown in a county, head of the magistracy and the chief executive authority
2. The title of the viceroy of Ireland (until 1922)
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Lord Lieutenant see under ↑lieutenant
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Main Entry: ↑lord

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Lord Lieutenant,
plural Lords Lieutenant. British.
1. a county official who controls the appointment of justices of the peace.
2. the former English viceroy of Ireland.

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ˌLord Lieuˈtenant 7 [Lord Lieutenant Lord Lieutenants] noun
in the UK, an officer in charge of local government and local judges

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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