HyperDic: lords_temporal

English > 1 sense of the expression Lords Temporal:
NOUNgroupLords Temporal, second estatethe nobility in France and the peerage in Britain
English > Lords Temporal: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningThe nobility in France and the peerage in Britain.
Synonymsecond 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
Spanishpoder temporal, segundo brazo

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