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lord-in-waiting

lord-in-wait·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [lawrd in wey-ting]
    • /lɔrd ɪn ˈweɪ tɪŋ/
    • /lɔːd ɪn weɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lawrd in wey-ting]
    • /lɔrd ɪn ˈweɪ tɪŋ/

Definition of lord-in-waiting word

  • noun plural lord-in-waiting a nobleman in attendance on a British monarch or the Prince of Wales. 1
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Origin of lord-in-waiting

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60

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Parts of speech for Lord-in-waiting

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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lord-in-waiting popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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