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lord

[ lawrd ]

noun

  1. a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
  2. a person who exercises authority from property rights; an owner of land, houses, etc.
  3. a person who is a leader or has great influence in a chosen profession:

    the great lords of banking.

  4. a feudal superior; the proprietor of a manor.
  5. a titled nobleman or peer; a person whose ordinary appellation contains by courtesy the title Lord or some higher title.
  6. Lords, the Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal comprising the House of Lords
  7. Lord, (in Britain)
    1. the title of certain high officials (used with some other title, name, or the like):

      Lord Mayor of London.

    2. the formally polite title of a bishop:

      Lord Bishop of Durham.

    3. the title informally substituted for Marquis, Earl, Viscount, etc., as in the use of Lord Kitchener for Earl Kitchener.
  8. Lord, the Supreme Being; God.
  9. Lord, Christianity. the Savior, Jesus Christ.
  10. Astrology. a planet having dominating influence.


interjection

  1. Often Lord. (used in exclamatory phrases to express surprise, elation, etc.):

    Lord, what a beautiful day!

lord

1

/ lɔːd /

noun

  1. a person who has power or authority over others, such as a monarch or master
  2. a male member of the nobility, esp in Britain
  3. (in medieval Europe) a feudal superior, esp the master of a manor Compare lady
  4. a husband considered as head of the household (archaic except in the facetious phrase lord and master )
  5. astrology a planet having a dominating influence
  6. my lord
    a respectful form of address used to a judge, bishop, or nobleman
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verb

  1. rare.
    tr to make a lord of (a person)
  2. to act in a superior manner towards (esp in the phrase lord it over )
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Lord

2

/ lɔːd /

noun

  1. a title given to God or Jesus Christ
    1. a title given to men of high birth, specifically to an earl, marquess, baron, or viscount
    2. a courtesy title given to the younger sons of a duke or marquess
    3. the ceremonial title of certain high officials or of a bishop or archbishop

      Lord Bishop of Durham

      Law Lord

      Lord Mayor

      Lord of Appeal

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interjection

  1. sometimes not capital an exclamation of dismay, surprise, etc

    Lord only knows!

    Good Lord!

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈlordˌlike, adjective
  • ˈlordless, adjective
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Other Words From

  • lord·like adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lord1

First recorded before 900; Middle English lord, lover(e)d, Old English hlāford, hlāfweard literally, “loaf-keeper”; loaf 1, ward; lady ( def )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lord1

Old English hlāford bread keeper; see loaf 1, ward
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. lord it, to assume airs of importance and authority; behave arrogantly or dictatorially; domineer:

    to lord it over the menial workers.

More idioms and phrases containing lord

In addition to the idiom beginning with lord , also see drunk as a lord .
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Example Sentences

On the other end is “El Mal,” a driving condemnation of the terrible people — murderers, corrupt politicians — contributing to the onetime drug lord’s charity aiming to locate the remains of cartel victims.

Those being honoured have been nominated by charities associated with the royal family or by lord lieutenants, who represent the King in counties around the country.

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“When people have killed and murdered, when drug lords have destroyed countries, and now they’re going to go back to those countries because they’re not staying here,” he said.

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“It’s not. Really, we have no choice when people have killed and murdered, when drug lords have destroyed countries. And now they’re going to go back to those countries because they’re not staying here.”

In Edinburgh, First Minister John Swinney was joined by veterans and the city’s lord provost in laying a wreath at the Stone of Remembrance outside the city chambers.

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