Question: what is the difference between king and lord

title: Lord
text: Justices of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom not holding peerages , who are addressed as if they were life peers by Royal Warrant . Wives of male justices who are not peers are addressed as if they were wives of peers . These forms of address are applicable both in court and in social contexts . Judges of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales , known as ' Lord Justices of Appeal ' . Judges of the Scottish Court of Session , known as ' Lords of Council and Session ' . Justices of the Canadian provincial Supreme Courts , addressed in Court as `` My Lord '' or `` My Lady '' and referred to in legal literature as `` Lordships '' or `` Ladyships '' . Judges of the Supreme Court of India and the High Courts of India , who are addressed as `` My Lord '' in court . The Bar Council of India however calls upon lawyers to give up this practice of addressing judges as ' lords ' .