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overlordship

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o⋅ver⋅lord

  [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.
Origin:
1150–1200; ME; see over-, lord

Related forms:
o⋅ver⋅lord⋅ship, noun
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o·ver·lord   (ō'vər-lôrd')   
n.  

  1. A lord having power or supremacy over other lords.

  2. One in a position of supremacy or domination over others.

o'ver·lord'ship n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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