Lord High Commissioner

English

Proper noun

Lord High Commissioner (plural Lord High Commissioners)

1. The Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, the representative of the Scottish (later British) monarch to the established church of Scotland appointed annually since 1690.
2. (historical) The Lord High Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland, the representative of the Scottish (later British) monarch to the separate government of Scotland appointed intermittently between 1603 and 1707.
3. (historical) The Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands, the representative of the British monarch appointed intermittently between 1815 and 1864.

Synonyms

• (Scottish Parliament) The fifth estate

Related terms

• (form of address) your Grace