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overlordship
[
oh
-ver-lawrd
]
Origin
o·ver·lord
/
ˈoʊ
vərˌlɔrd
/
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[
oh
-ver-lawrd
]
Show IPA
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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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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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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