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Lordless
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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| lord (lɔːd) | |
| —n | |
| 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. | Compare lady (in medieval Europe) a feudal superior, esp the master of a manor |
| 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 |
| —vb | |
| 7. | rare (tr) to make a lord of (a person) |
| 8. | to act in a superior manner towards (esp in the phrase lord it over) |
| [Old English hlāford bread keeper; see | |
| 'lordless | |
| —adj | |
| 'lordlike | |
| —adj | |
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