- lords in waiting
- lords in waitingCertain officers in the Lord Chamberlain's department of the royal household• • •Main Entry: ↑wait
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Waiting — Wait ing, a. & n. from {Wait}, v. [1913 Webster] {In waiting}, in attendance; as, lords in waiting. [Eng.] {Waiting gentlewoman}, a woman who waits upon a person of rank. {Waiting maid}, {Waiting woman}, a maid or woman who waits upon another as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Waiting gentlewoman — Waiting Wait ing, a. & n. from {Wait}, v. [1913 Webster] {In waiting}, in attendance; as, lords in waiting. [Eng.] {Waiting gentlewoman}, a woman who waits upon a person of rank. {Waiting maid}, {Waiting woman}, a maid or woman who waits upon… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Waiting maid — Waiting Wait ing, a. & n. from {Wait}, v. [1913 Webster] {In waiting}, in attendance; as, lords in waiting. [Eng.] {Waiting gentlewoman}, a woman who waits upon a person of rank. {Waiting maid}, {Waiting woman}, a maid or woman who waits upon… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Waiting woman — Waiting Wait ing, a. & n. from {Wait}, v. [1913 Webster] {In waiting}, in attendance; as, lords in waiting. [Eng.] {Waiting gentlewoman}, a woman who waits upon a person of rank. {Waiting maid}, {Waiting woman}, a maid or woman who waits upon… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
In waiting — Waiting Wait ing, a. & n. from {Wait}, v. [1913 Webster] {In waiting}, in attendance; as, lords in waiting. [Eng.] {Waiting gentlewoman}, a woman who waits upon a person of rank. {Waiting maid}, {Waiting woman}, a maid or woman who waits upon… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lord-in-Waiting — Most Lords in Waiting (female Baroness in Waiting) are Government whips in the House of Lords who are members of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. As members of the Royal Household their duties are nominal, though they… … Wikipedia
lord-in-waiting — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun (plural lords in waiting) : a man chosen from a noble family to serve as a personal attendant in the household of the British sovereign or of the prince of Wales * * * /lawrd in way ting/, n., pl. lords in waiting. a… … Useful english dictionary
lord-in-waiting — /lawrd in way ting/, n., pl. lords in waiting. a nobleman in attendance on a British monarch or the Prince of Wales. [1855 60] * * * … Universalium
Members of the House of Lords — This is a list of members of the House of Lords, the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Contents 1 Lords Spiritual 2 Lords Temporal 2.1 Peers on leave of absence … Wikipedia
List of Northern Ireland members of the House of Lords — This is a list of sitting Members of the United Kingdom House of Lords who were born, live or lived in Northern Ireland.This list does not include hereditary peers who have lost their seat in the Lords following the House of Lords Act 1999, or… … Wikipedia
