lords

n. men who have a high social rank or a title like 'Lord'.

n. plural form of lord; men of high noble rank or those holding a title of peerage.

“In the old stories, the lords and ladies lived in large stone castles.”

“The local lords were summoned to the capital to swear their allegiance to the new monarch during the coronation ceremony.”

n. a short way to say the 'House of Lords', which is part of the UK government.

n. an elliptical reference to the House of Lords, the upper chamber of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

“The new law was debated in the Lords before it was finally passed.”

“Constitutional experts argued that the Lords might delay the legislation, despite the government's significant majority in the Commons.”

British English · Formal