Below you will find example sentences with "lord high". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Lord High in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: lord
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 7
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 30.4 words

Words in this phrase

lord high

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • lord can mean: The master of the servants of a household; (historical) the master of a feudal manor Frequent word
  • high can mean: Physically elevated, extending above a base or average level: Very common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 6 start, 10 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

and later lord high admiral was 1× been appointed lord high treasurer since 1× consult his lord high chancellor oxenstierna 1× duties of lord high admiral herself 1× ko the lord high executioner an 1× of the lord high admiral the 1× of the lord high steward instead 1× of the lord high treasurer of 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

accounts of the 1× an official statement 1× anne however insisted 1× anne s captain 1× for instance other 1× from 1612 when 1×

Common sentence endings:

an industrious mechanic 1× and successful partnership 1× and western seas 1× doing any work 1× early 19th century 1× england and wales 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

admiral 9× chancellor 5× king 5× treasurer 5× office 4× lords 4× england 3× steward 3× commission 3× executioner 3× appointed 3× influence 3×

Related phrases

high school high court month high week high high temperatures high jump high schools high pressure high street high yield

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around lord:

lord mayor 14× lord chancellor 10× lord jesus 7× lord ram 7×

Just before it in the phrase index:

lord chancellor lord cameron loose women loose puck loose ball loop quantum

Just after it in the phrase index:

lord jesus lord mayor lord ram los alamitos los angeles los feliz

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

lord mayor lord chancellor lord jesus lord ram lord cameron

Same ending:

month high week high career high catholic high extremely high junior high

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "lord high" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 30.4 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as and later lord high admiral was, been appointed lord high treasurer since, admiral, chancellor and king stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with high school, high court, month high, lord mayor, lord chancellor and lord jesus, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with lord high

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Pooh-Bah calls Ko-Ko, the Lord High Executioner, an "industrious mechanic". (12 words)

Accounts of the Lord High Treasurer of Scotland, vol. 5, 130, extra locks bought. (14 words)

They also feared that a Lord High Treasurer would undermine their own influence with the new King. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

The procedure used to be that the Lord Chancellor presided (or the Lord High Steward if the defendant was a peer ); but this was when the Lord Chancellor was both the Lords' presiding officer and head of the judiciary of England and Wales. (43 words)

The office of Lord High Admiral passed a number of times in and out of commission until 1709 after which the office was almost permanently in commission (the last Lord High Admiral being the future King William IV in the early 19th century). (43 words)

Anne's Captain-General no longer had the influence he enjoyed under the Godolphin ministry: his wife's relationship with the Queen had ended acrimoniously and he was now under the influence of Harley, now the Earl of Oxford and Lord High Treasurer. (43 words)

Example sentences (20)

Function and organisation History Flag of the Lord High Admiral The office of Admiral of England (or Lord Admiral and later Lord High Admiral) was created around 1400 although there had already been Admirals of the Northern and Western Seas.

The procedure used to be that the Lord Chancellor presided (or the Lord High Steward if the defendant was a peer ); but this was when the Lord Chancellor was both the Lords' presiding officer and head of the judiciary of England and Wales.

The office of Lord High Admiral passed a number of times in and out of commission until 1709 after which the office was almost permanently in commission (the last Lord High Admiral being the future King William IV in the early 19th century).

Even before his marriage to Camilla, Parker Bowles has moved in royal circles for decades; as a 13-year-old, he served as a page to Lord Simonds, then the Lord High Chancellor, at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.

For instance, other than the first few months of the reign, Lord Dynham and Thomas Howard, earl of Surrey were the only two office holders in the position of Lord High Treasurer of England throughout his reign.

The Lord High Executioner of the town of Titipu, Ko-Ko, has been promoted to a post far beyond his capabilities, while the haughty Pooh-Bah, who holds multiple positions, requires a hefty bonus for actually doing any work.

An official statement released by explains that the Lord High Commissioner represents the sovereign at the Assembly after being appointed by the monarch “on the advice of the Prime Minister”.

Accounts of the Lord High Treasurer of Scotland, vol. 5, 130, extra locks bought.

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Anne, however, insisted on carrying out the duties of Lord High Admiral herself, without appointing a member of the government to take George's place.

Anne's Captain-General no longer had the influence he enjoyed under the Godolphin ministry: his wife's relationship with the Queen had ended acrimoniously and he was now under the influence of Harley, now the Earl of Oxford and Lord High Treasurer.

From 1612, when Oxenstierna was appointed Lord High Chancellor, until 1632, when King Gustavus Adolphus died, the two men struck a long and successful partnership.

He regularly received the highest praise for his work from the king and there was almost no area in which King Gustavus did not consult his Lord High Chancellor Oxenstierna.

His ship, the Ark Ralegh, was Lord High Admiral Howard 's flagship. citation In 1591, Raleigh was secretly married to Elizabeth "Bess" Throckmorton (or Throgmorton).

If Parliament is not in session, then the trial is conducted by a "Court of the Lord High Steward" instead of the House of Lords (even if the defendant is not a peer).

No one has been appointed Lord High Treasurer since 1714; it has remained in commission for three hundred years.

Only peers, their wives, and their widows (unless remarried) were entitled to trials in the House of Lords or the Lord High Steward's Court ; the Lords Spiritual were tried in Ecclesiastical Courts.

Pooh-Bah calls Ko-Ko, the Lord High Executioner, an "industrious mechanic".

The story focuses on a "cheap tailor," Ko-Ko, who is promoted to the position of Lord High Executioner of the town of Titipu.

They also feared that a Lord High Treasurer would undermine their own influence with the new King.

Things finally came to a head in 1828 when, as Lord High Admiral, he put to sea with a squadron of ships, leaving no word of where they were going, and remaining away for ten days.

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