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Definition of House of lords
1. Noun. The upper house of the British parliament.
Generic synonyms: House
Group relationships: British Parliament
Member holonyms: Peer Of The Realm
Definition of House of lords
1. Noun. The upper chamber of the UK Houses of Parliament ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of House Of Lords
Literary usage of House of lords
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1891)
"1640, and took his seat for the first time in the House of Lords on the following
day f ... On 30 June 1660 an order was made by the House of Lords for the ..."
2. A History of English Law by William Searle Holdsworth, John Burke (1903)
"It also provided a scheme by which the House of Lords and the Judicial Committee
of the Privy Council—the two highest courts of appeal in the British ..."
3. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1908)
"THE house of lords. Вv THE DUKK OF ARGYLL. There are few who would not prefer to
be an MP rather than n Peer. There is all the difference between youth and ..."
4. Select Documents of English Constitutional History by George Burton Adams, Henry Morse Stephens (1906)
"Act abolishing the House of Lords (1645, March 19. Scobell, ii. 8. Gardiner, 387,
388.) THE Commons of England assembled in Parliament, finding by too long ..."
5. History of Civilization in England by Henry Thomas Buckle (1866)
"the interference of the House of Lords. Somers, early in th* eighteenth century,
was protected by the peers from the scandalous prosecution instituted ..."
6. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"A Writ of Summons to the House of Lords, before the lime when baronies were created
... The right to sit in the House of Lords is determined by the House. ..."
7. The Governments of Europe by Frederic Austin Ogg (1920)
"CHAPTER IX L PARLIAMENT: THE house of lords Composition: the Hereditary Peers.
— The British House of Lords is the oldest second chamber among contemporary ..."
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