LORCA (ancient Eliocroca), a t. of Spain, province of Murcia, 40 m. s.w. of the city of that name, on the right bank of the Sangonera, is picturesquely situated on an emi nence crowned by a fortified castle commanding a magnificent view. Next to 3furcia, Lorca, is the most flourishing town in the province, possessing substantial houses, 8 churches, 9 inonasteries, many oil and flour mills, saltpeter and powder works, lead mines, and manufactures of cotton, etc. Pop. 31,000.
LORD (Saxon klaford, from klaf, loaf, and ord, a beginning or cause—i.e., the origi nator or supplier of food), a title given in Great Britain to persons noble by birth or by creation. Peers of the realm are so styled, including such archbishops or bishops as are members of the house of lords, who are lords spiritual. By courtesy, the title lord is given to the eldest sons of dukes, marquises, and earls, prefixed to an inferior title of the peerage, and to the younger sons of dukes and inarqnises, prefixed to their Christian name and surname. The following persons bear the title lord in virtue of their employ ments: the lord-lieutenant of Ireland and lords-lieutenant of counties (see LIEHTENANT, Loan), the lord chancellor (see CHANCELLOR), lord privy seal (see .Pilivy SEAL), lords of the treasury (see TREASURY) and of the admiralty (see ADMIRAL), the lord high admiral, lord great chamberlain, and lord chamberlain (see CHAMBERLAIN, Lotto), lord high constable (see CONSTABLE), lord high alinoner" (see ALMONER), lord high stew ard (see STEwAito), lord steward of the household, lords in waiting, lords of the bed chamber (See BEDCHAMBER, LORDS tHo TRE), lOrdS jUSIieeS (see JUSTICES, Lonos), the lord chief baron of exchequer (q.v.), the lord chief justice (see JUSTICE, LORD CHIEF),
the lord lyon (see LYON KING AT Aims), the lord mayor of London, York, and Dublin (see MAvons), and the lords provost of Edinburgh and Glasgow (see, PitovosT). The committee of the Scottish parliament by whom the laws to be proposed were prepared, were called lords of the articles. The favored beneficiaries, who, after the Scottish reformation, obtained in temporal lordship the benefices formerly held by bishops and abbots, were called lords of erection. Persons to whom rights of regality were granted in Scotland (see REGALiry), were termed lords of regality. The representative of the sovereign in the general assembly of the church of Scotland ,(see ASSEMBLY, GENERAL) is called the lord high commissioner. The judges of the courts of session and iusticiary in Scotland have the title "lord" prefixed to their surname or some territorial designa tion assumed by them; and throughout the three kingdoms, judges are addressed "my lord " when presiding in court.