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House of Lords

1. The upper chamber of the UK's Houses of Parliament.
   • 2022 November 30, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Hendy drops GBR name but reform plans proceed”, in RAIL, number 971, page 12:

     He has just become Lord Hendy, and will take his place in the House of Lords on December 12. He will be a Crossbencher, which means he will not represent a political party.

• Gilded Chamber

House of Lords (plural Houses of Lords)

1. (UK, humorous euphemistic slang, dated) A lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:toilet, Thesaurus:bathroom

   • 1967 December 21, The Listener, page 802:

     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.’

2. (Scotland, humorous euphemistic slang, uncommon) A urinal.

• House of Commons
• Peerage
• Senate
• National Assembly
• House of Representatives
• Upper House
• Lower House
• the other place

• Oxford English Dictionary. "lord, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1903.
• Eric Partridge (1967) A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English […], 6th edition, New York: Macmillan
• Eric Partridge (1984) Paul Beale, editor, A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English […], 8th edition, New York: Macmillan