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overlord
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o·ver·lord
/
ˈoʊ
vərˌlɔrd
/
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oh
-ver-lawrd
]
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noun
1.
a person who is
lord
over another or over other
lords
:
to obey the
will
of one's sovereign and overlord.
2.
a person of great influence, authority, power, or the like:
the overlords of industry.
verb (used with object)
3.
to rule or govern arbitrarily or tyrannically; domineer.
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to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.
to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
to flee; abscond:
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Origin:
1150–1200;
Middle English;
see
over-
,
lord
Related forms
o·ver·lord·ship,
noun
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overlord
(ˈəʊvəˌlɔːd)
—
n
a supreme lord or master
'overlordship
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
overlord
c.1200, from
over
+
lord
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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