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
The commons say, in the 2nd of Henry IV., that the states of the realm may be compared to a trinity, that is, the king, the lords spiritual and temporal, and the commons.
From View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 by Hallam, Henry
To the lords spiritual and temporal, and commons in parliament assembled.
From The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces by Johnson, Samuel
It is true that he made some just laws, protecting the people and building up their prosperity, but their support was insufficient to counterbalance the hatred of the great lords spiritual and temporal.
From The Age of the Reformation by Smith, Preserved
