| 单词 | lord-lieutenancy |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈlord-lieuˈtenancy ˈlord-lieuˈtenancy n. [after lieutenancy n.] the position or office of a Lord Lieutenant. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > governor of province, dependency, or colony > [noun] > viceroy > in Ireland > position of lord-lieutenancy1651 1651 N. Bacon Contin. Hist. Disc. Govt. xxxviii. 294 [The Queen's] Commissions of Lord Lievtenancy wanted that limitation in words, yet they carried the sense, for if the Crown were bound by the Law, the Lord Leivtenants were much rather. 1798 Matter of Fact for Multitude 7 It seems rather extraordinary that Mr. Fox should..have forgotten the removal of Lord Carlisle from the Lord Lieutenancy of the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1782. 1854 G. Bancroft Hist. Amer. Revol. III. vi. 110 He had just obtained the Lord Lieutenancy of Ireland for his brother. 2003 Church Times 19 Dec. 31/3 Orford threatened to resign his lord-lieutenancy if his chaplain was not awarded the vacant living. < as lemmas |
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