单词 | house of lords |
释义 | > as lemmasHouse of Lords b. In House of Lords. extracted from lordn.int. (a) The upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, composed of peers (hereditary or appointed) and bishops. Also: a committee of specially qualified members of the House of Lords, appointed as the ultimate judicial court of appeal of England and Wales. Formerly also in †Lords' House (obsolete). The House of Lords and the House of Commons are the Houses of Parliament; these, along with the monarch, form the legislature of the United Kingdom. See House of Commons at commons n. Phrases 5, houses of parliament n. at house n.1 and int. Phrases 3h. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > English or British parliament > [noun] > House of Lords lords1394 Lords' House1548 House of Lords1641 hereditary1836 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. clxxxixv Whiche bill the nexte day was wholy agreed to in the lordes house. 1641 (title) The kings maiesties speech in the House of Lords in parliament. 1664 P. Du Moulin Vindic. Sincerity Protestant Relig. ii. 64 In the height of the late Tyrannie, two heads of the Gun-powder Traytors that were set up upon the House of Lords, were taken down. a1687 W. Petty Polit. Anat. Ireland (1691) 35 [They] may..be call'd by Writ into the Lords House of England. 1701 R. Cocks Diary 26 May in D. A. Hayton Parl. Diary (1996) 172 They think fit to acquaint the commons with the follo[w]ing resolutions of the house of Lords. 1771 O. Goldsmith Hist. Eng. IV. xxxviii. 47 This vote readily passed the house of commons; but it met with some opposition in the house of lords. 1818 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. (ed. 2) V. 332 This case having been heard in the House of Lords, the Judges were directed to give their opinions. 1842 Jurist Mar. 77/1 His Lordship proposed that the Crown should have the power of summoning the House of Lords to sit in the recess of Parliament for judicial business only. 1876 F. Martin Hist. Lloyd's v. 76 This very innocent piece of information about the doings of the House of Lords was..not relished in high quarters. 1911 Fortn. Rev. Feb. 224 If a breath from Mr. Lloyd George can blow away the House of Lords, why should the Church of England, which he hates as much, stand? 1970 Guardian 7 Aug. 10/2 As long as the House of Lords exists it ought to contain as much talent as can be persuaded to go there. 2011 N. Kochan & R. Goodyear Corruption iii. 67 The Bribery Bill had its first reading in the House of Lords in November 2009. (b) slang (originally Scottish). A urinal, a toilet. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [noun] > urinal pissing place1440 pissing post1619 leaking tub1673 leaking vessel1673 pissery1693 urinary1836 urinal1851 pissoir1919 pisser1950 urinoir1955 House of Lords1961 1961 E. Partridge Dict. Slang (ed. 5) II. 1139/1 House of Lords, the, a urinal: Glasgow schoolboys' [slang]. 1967 Listener 21 Dec. 802/2 In between you have the Business Man Jocular: ‘I say, where's the geography, old son?’ or ‘When you need the House of Lords, it's through there.’ 1969 J. Alexander Where have All Flowers Gone? i. 46 Half way up the stairs there was a lavatory... ‘The House of Lords,’ said Jake. 1974 F. Muir & D. Norden Upon My Word! 33 Ah—if anyone needs the House of Lords it's at the end. < as lemmas |
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