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lord

–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.

(initial capital letter

) (in Britain)

a.	the title of certain high officials (used with some other title, name, or the like): Lord Mayor of London.

b.	the formally polite title of a bishop: Lord Bishop of Durham.

c.	the title informally substituted for marquis, earl, viscount, etc., as in the use of Lord Kitchener for Earl Kitchener.

8.	(initial capital letter) the Supreme Being; God; Jehovah.

9.	(initial capital letter) the Savior, Jesus Christ.

10.	Astrology. a planet having dominating influence.

–interjection

11.	(often initial capital letter) (used in exclamatory phrases to express surprise, elation, etc.): Lord, what a beautiful day!

—Idiom

12.	lord it, to assume airs of importance and authority; behave arrogantly or dictatorially; domineer: to lord it over the menial workers.

[Origin: bef. 900; ME lord, loverd, OE hlāford, hlāfweard lit., loaf-keeper. See loaf¹, ward

]

—Related forms

lordlike, adjective

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lord Audio Help (lôrd) Pronunciation Key
n.

A man of high rank in a feudal society or in one that retains feudal forms and institutions, especially:
1. A king.
2. A territorial magnate.
3. The proprietor of a manor.
4. Used as a form of address for a marquis, an earl, or a viscount.
5. Used as the usual style for a baron.
6. Used as a courtesy title for a younger son of a duke or marquis.
7. Used as a title for certain high officials and dignitaries: Lord Chamberlain; the Lord Mayor of London.
8. Used as a title for a bishop.
9. God.
10. Christianity Jesus.
11. A man of renowned power or authority.
12. A man who has mastery in a given field or activity.
13. Archaic The male head of a household.
14. Archaic A husband.
Lords The House of Lords.
Abbr. Ld. Chiefly British The general masculine title of nobility and other rank:
1. Used as a form of address for a marquis, an earl, or a viscount.
2. Used as the usual style for a baron.
3. Used as a courtesy title for a younger son of a duke or marquis.
4. Used as a title for certain high officials and dignitaries: Lord Chamberlain; the Lord Mayor of London.
5. Used as a title for a bishop.
6. God.
7. Christianity Jesus.
8. A man of renowned power or authority.
9. A man who has mastery in a given field or activity.
10. Archaic The male head of a household.
11. Archaic A husband.
Lord
1. God.
2. Christianity Jesus.
3. A man of renowned power or authority.
4. A man who has mastery in a given field or activity.
5. Archaic The male head of a household.
6. Archaic A husband.
1. A man of renowned power or authority.
2. A man who has mastery in a given field or activity.
3. Archaic The male head of a household.
4. Archaic A husband.

intr.v. lord·ed, lord·ing, lords
To act like a lord; domineer. Often used with the indefinite it: lorded it over their subordinates.

[Middle English, from Old English hlāford : hlāf, bread + weard, guardian; see wer-³ in Indo-European roots.]

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