lords spiritual
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Twenty-six bishops of the Church of England sit as lords spiritual, and 154 life peers have been created under the 1958 act.
From Time Magazine Archive
Lord Halifax, Randolph Churchill and such formidable lords spiritual as the Archbishops of Canterbury and York.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the case of Beauvais, as in that of Winchester, it must be remembered that in all monarchical countries the bishops are "lords spiritual," on an equality with the greater secular nobles, the "lords temporal."
From The English Mail-Coach and Joan of Arc by De Quincey, Thomas
These are the constituent parts of a parliament, the king, the lords spiritual and temporal, and the commons.
From Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First by Blackstone, William, Sir
"Fermain Lord Clancharlie, Baron Clancharlie, Baron Hunkerville, Marquis of Corleone in Sicily, be you welcome among your peers, the lords spiritual and temporal of Great Britain."
From The Man Who Laughs by Hugo, Victor
