Lord
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A Lord is a noble title in the United Kingdom traditionally associated with membership in the peerage and, in many cases, a seat in the House of Lords.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Lord | 3 |
| Lord Temporal | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hereditary title
ⓘ
honorific ⓘ noble title ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
House of Lords
ⓘ
peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| canBe |
hereditary peer
ⓘ
life peer ⓘ |
| ceremonialRoleIn | state occasions in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| etymologyFrom | Old English hlāford ⓘ |
| femaleEquivalent | Lady ⓘ |
| governedBy |
House of Lords Act 1999
ⓘ
Life Peerages Act 1958 ⓘ |
| grantsRight |
seat in House of Lords (historically)
ⓘ
use of parliamentary title ⓘ |
| hasGenderAssociation | traditionally male ⓘ |
| hasPluralForm | Lords ⓘ |
| hasSubcategory |
Lord Spiritual
ⓘ
surface form:
spiritual lord (bishop in House of Lords)
temporal lord (lay peer) ⓘ |
| hasType |
ecclesiastical honorific (in some contexts)
ⓘ
judicial title (historically) ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| partOfSystem |
British honours system
ⓘ
Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
British nobility
|
| regulatedBy |
House of Lords Appointments Commission
ⓘ
British Parliament ⓘ
surface form:
UK Parliament
|
| status | part of modern UK peerage system ⓘ |
| titleRankRelative |
above commoner
ⓘ
below Duke ⓘ below Earl ⓘ below Marquess ⓘ below Viscount ⓘ |
| usedAsStyleOf |
Baron
ⓘ
Earl ⓘ Marquess ⓘ Viscount ⓘ younger son of a duke ⓘ younger son of a marquess ⓘ |
| usedFor |
addressing a male peer
ⓘ
referring to a member of the House of Lords ⓘ |
| usedInJurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| usedInTitle |
Lord Chancellor of England
ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Chancellor
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Chief Justice
Lord Lieutenant ⓘ Lord Mayor ⓘ Lord of Appeal in Ordinary ⓘ Lord of Parliament ⓘ
surface form:
Lord of Parliament (Scotland)
Lord of the Manor ⓘ |
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Lance W. Lord
this entity surface form:
Lord Temporal
this entity surface form:
The Lord
subject surface form:
Randolph Churchill
this entity surface form:
The Lord
this entity surface form:
The Lord