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lord
[ lawrd ]
noun
- a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
- a person who exercises authority from property rights; an owner of land, houses, etc.
- a person who is a leader or has great influence in a chosen profession:
the great lords of banking.
- a feudal superior; the proprietor of a manor.
- a titled nobleman or peer; a person whose ordinary appellation contains by courtesy the title Lord or some higher title.
- Lord, (in Britain)
- the title of certain high officials (used with some other title, name, or the like):
Lord Mayor of London.
- the formally polite title of a bishop:
Lord Bishop of Durham.
- the title informally substituted for Marquis, Earl, Viscount, etc., as in the use of Lord Kitchener for Earl Kitchener.
- Lord, the Supreme Being; God.
- Lord, Christianity. the Savior, Jesus Christ.
- Astrology. a planet having dominating influence.
interjection
- Often Lord. (used in exclamatory phrases to express surprise, elation, etc.):
Lord, what a beautiful day!
lord
1/ lɔːd /
noun
- a person who has power or authority over others, such as a monarch or master
- a male member of the nobility, esp in Britain
- (in medieval Europe) a feudal superior, esp the master of a manor Compare lady
- a husband considered as head of the household (archaic except in the facetious phrase lord and master )
- astrology a planet having a dominating influence
- my lorda respectful form of address used to a judge, bishop, or nobleman
verb
- rare.tr to make a lord of (a person)
- to act in a superior manner towards (esp in the phrase lord it over )
Lord
2/ lɔːd /
noun
- a title given to God or Jesus Christ
- a title given to men of high birth, specifically to an earl, marquess, baron, or viscount
- a courtesy title given to the younger sons of a duke or marquess
- the ceremonial title of certain high officials or of a bishop or archbishop
Lord Bishop of Durham
Law Lord
Lord Mayor
Lord of Appeal
interjection
- sometimes not capital an exclamation of dismay, surprise, etc
Lord only knows!
Good Lord!
Derived Forms
- ˈlordˌlike, adjective
- ˈlordless, adjective
Other Words From
- lord·like adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of lord1
Word History and Origins
Origin of lord1
Idioms and Phrases
- lord it, to assume airs of importance and authority; behave arrogantly or dictatorially; domineer:
to lord it over the menial workers.
More idioms and phrases containing lord
In addition to the idiom beginning with lord , also see drunk as a lord .Example Sentences
The bloody brawl concluded with the crime lord heading back to prison after losing the fight to the Man Without Fear.
A former lord mayor of the city, Tom Hartley, and current councillor, Tracy Kelly, also believe something should be done to remember the dead.
Defense attorney Charles Brown told the jury that Todorova is not the “drug lord” the government has portrayed her to be.
She also said MPs, "just like the governing body, have a duty to respect the rule of law" - and that she had "written to the prime minister and the lord chancellor".
The review, led by former lord chancellor David Gauke, also found there were "knee-jerk" decisions to issue longer sentences in an effort to show government action.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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