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lord
[lawrd]
noun
a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
a person who exercises authority from property rights; an owner of land, houses, etc.
a person who is a leader or has great influence in a chosen profession.
the great lords of banking.
a feudal superior; the proprietor of a manor.
a titled nobleman or peer; a person whose ordinary appellation contains by courtesy the title Lord or some higher title.
Lords, the Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal comprising the House of Lords
Lord, (in Britain)
the title of certain high officials (used with some other title, name, or the like).
Lord Mayor of London.
the formally polite title of a bishop.
Lord Bishop of Durham.
the title informally substituted for Marquis, Earl, Viscount, etc., as in the use of Lord Kitchener for Earl Kitchener.
Lord, the Supreme Being; God.
Christianity.Lord, the Savior, Jesus Christ.
Astrology.a planet having dominating influence.
interjection
Often Lord (used in exclamatory phrases to express surprise, elation, etc.).
Lord, what a beautiful day!
lord
1/ ɔː /
noun
a person who has power or authority over others, such as a monarch or master
a male member of the nobility, esp in Britain
(in medieval Europe) a feudal superior, esp the master of a manor Compare lady
a husband considered as head of the household (archaic except in the facetious phrase lord and master )
astrology a planet having a dominating influence
a respectful form of address used to a judge, bishop, or nobleman
verb
rare(tr) to make a lord of (a person)
to act in a superior manner towards (esp in the phrase lord it over )
Lord
2/ ɔː /
noun
a title given to God or Jesus Christ
a title given to men of high birth, specifically to an earl, marquess, baron, or viscount
a courtesy title given to the younger sons of a duke or marquess
the ceremonial title of certain high officials or of a bishop or archbishop
Lord Mayor
Lord of Appeal
Law Lord
Lord Bishop of Durham
interjection
(sometimes not capital) an exclamation of dismay, surprise, etc
Good Lord!
Lord only knows!
Other Word Forms
- lordlike adjective
- ˈǰˌ adjective
- ˈǰ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of lord1
Word History and Origins
Origin of lord1
Idioms and Phrases
lord it, to assume airs of importance and authority; behave arrogantly or dictatorially; domineer.
to lord it over the menial workers.
Example Sentences
At the demo at City Hall, Belfast's deputy lord mayor said he wanted to show solidarity to people who had been targeted in the unrest.
The report, made public by the hacktivist group Guacamaya, said a drug lord from another group had hired 10 Colombians, paying them a weekly salary of around $600.
Russell, who was raised and still lives in the village of Quarter in the constituency, has worked for local government and previously served as deputy lord lieutenant, representing the monarch at local events.
"But for those that would like to see eternal and everlasting life, I encourage you to embrace my lord and savior, Jesus Christ," she smugly declared.
They sometimes also compose songs praising drug lords and there have been instances in the past when singers of such songs, known as "corridos" have been threatened and even killed by rival gangs.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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