Civil Lord
noun
1(Chiefly in plural) (the title of) a secular member of the House of Lords.
2(The title of) a civilian member of the Admiralty Board (formerly the Board of Admiralty).
Origin
Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Martin Luther (1483–1546).
- line engraving
- linefeed
- linefish
- line fishing
- line-for-line
- line-in
- line integral
- line in the sand
- Line Islands
- line item
- line-item veto
- line judge
- Lineker, Gary
- lineman
- line-manage
- line management
- line manager
- linemate
- linen
- linen basket
- linenfold
- line of argument
- line of battle
- line of communications
- line of credit