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lord lieutenant

Word definitions for lord lieutenant in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lord \Lord\, n. [OE. lord, laverd, loverd, AS. hl[=a]ford, for hl[=a]fweard, i. e., bread keeper; hl[=a]f bread, loaf + weardian to look after, to take care of, to ward. See Loaf , and Ward to guard, and cf. Laird , Lady .] One who has power and authority; ...

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The Lord-Lieutenant is the Queen's personal representative in each county of the United Kingdom. Historically the Lord-Lieutenant was responsible for organising the county's militia, but it is today a largely ceremonial position, usually awarded to a retired ...

Usage examples of lord lieutenant.

I agreed, and my father ordered his pony and went to the lord lieutenant, for he had interest enough for that.

The lord lieutenant spoke to the admiral, who was staying at the palace, and I was ordered on board as midshipman.

My attendants will be Lord Lieutenant Feeleepos and Lord Djeree Pahtuhr.

The flag - which indeed was general, as I saw when I looked at the other men-of-war - was because of the death of a royal, or near enough, the Duke of Habachtsthal, who owned Rossnacreena Castle, Lord Lieutenant of the county, and who had cut his throat in London last Thursday - the news was just come over.