overlord
to rule or govern arbitrarily or tyrannically; domineer.
Origin of overlord
1Other words from overlord
- o·ver·lord·ship, noun
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How to use overlord in a sentence
In a way, without vexing himself with the problem, he accepted their over-lordship of the world as dual.
Jerry of the Islands | Jack LondonEnsisheim was the seat of the Habsburg over-lordship in the district (not to be confounded with the imperial power).
German Society at the Close of the Middle Ages | Ernest Belfort BaxOr possibly they think, from these his leavings, to learn something significant of man's mysterious over-lordship.
Hoof and Claw | Charles G. D. RobertsFor the rest, both the barons and cities of Poitou acknowledged the over-lordship of their English count.
The History of England | T.F. ToutThe payment of this tribute was the formal acknowledgment of the emperor's over-lordship.
The World's Progress, Vol. I (of X) | Various
British Dictionary definitions for overlord
/ (ˈəʊvəˌlɔːd) /
a supreme lord or master
Derived forms of overlord
- overlordship, noun
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