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warlord - 2 dictionary results

war⋅lord

[wawr-lawrd]
–noun
1. a military leader, esp. of a warlike nation.
2. a military commander who has seized power, esp. in one section of a country.
3. tuchun.

Origin:
1855–60; war 1 + lord


warlordism, noun
war·lord   (wôr'lôrd')   
n.  A military commander exercising civil power in a region, whether in nominal allegiance to the national government or in defiance of it.
war'lord'ism n.
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