Definition of Lords spiritual in US English:
Lords spiritual
plural nounlôrdz ˈspiriCH(əw)əl
The bishops in the House of Lords.
Example sentencesExamples
- The Lords Spiritual are the archbishops and bishops of the Church of England who sit in Parliament as representatives of the established Church of England.
- There are 26 Lords Spiritual: the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, the Bishops of Durham, London and Winchester and 21 other Bishops by seniority.
- Until the Reformation in the 16th century, the Lords Spiritual made up the majority of members of the House of Lords.