HyperDic: lords_spiritual

English > 1 sense of the expression Lords Spiritual:
NOUNgroupLords Spiritual, first estatethe clergy in France and the heads of the church in Britain
English > Lords Spiritual: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningThe clergy in France and the heads of the church in Britain.
Synonymfirst estate
RegionFrance, French RepublicA republic in western Europe
United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great BritainA monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles
Broaderestate of the realm, estate, the three estatesA major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights

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