House of Lords

noun phrase

: the upper house of the British Parliament composed of the lords temporal and spiritual

Examples of House of Lords in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The British House of Lords ruled that the factory owner was liable to the neighboring property for money damages. — Christopher A. Combs, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025

The bill was introduced to parliament in 2024 and has since passed through the House of Commons and House of Lords, reaching the final stage of approval this week. — Mason Leib, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026

What happened Britain’s House of Lords, the unelected upper chamber of Parliament, will no longer include hereditary peers under a bill that gained final approval Tuesday night. — Peter Weber, TheWeek, 12 Mar. 2026

The bill on relinquishing the Chagos group was halted in Britain’s House of Lords, the upper house of parliament, rather than face a challenge that could have required the government to consult the Chagossians on their future. — Didi Kirsten Tatlow, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1643, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for House of Lords

• accords
• affords
• awards
• billboards
• blackboards
• clapboards
• dashboards
• discords
• floorboards
• keyboards
• landlords
• records

Kids Definition

House of Lords

: the upper house of the British Parliament

Legal Definition

House of Lords

: the upper house of the British parliament composed of the lords temporal and spiritual

called also Lords