Lord

Word LORD
Character 4
Hyphenation lord
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Lord"

What do we mean by lord?

A man of high rank in a feudal society or in one that retains feudal forms and institutions, especially. noun

A king. noun

A territorial magnate. noun

The proprietor of a manor. noun

The House of Lords. noun

The general masculine title of nobility and other rank. noun

Used as a form of address for a marquis, an earl, or a viscount. noun

Used as the usual style for a baron. noun

Used as a courtesy title for a younger son of a duke or marquis. noun

Used as a title for certain high officials and dignitaries. noun

Used as a title for a bishop. noun

God. noun

Jesus. noun

A man of renowned power or authority. noun

A man who has mastery in a given field or activity. noun

The male head of a household. noun

A husband. noun

To insist upon or boast about so as to act in a domineering or superior manner. intransitive verb

The master of the servants of a household; the master of a feudal manor

One possessing similar mastery over others; any feudal superior generally; any nobleman or aristocrat; any chief, prince, or sovereign ruler; in Scotland, a male member of the lowest rank of nobility (the equivalent rank in England is baron)

One possessing similar mastery in figurative senses (esp. as lord of ~)

The heavenly body considered to possess a dominant influence over an event, time, etc.

A hunchback.

(via Cockney rhyming slang) Sixpence.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Lord

The word "lord" in example sentences

* The word _amakhû_ is applied to an individual who has freely entered the service of king or baron, and taken him for his lord: _amakhû khir nibuf_ means _vassal of his lord_. ❋ M. L. McClure (1881)

DUKE _ (My lord_), a duke's servant, who assumes the airs and title of his master, and is addressed as "Your grace," or "My lord duke." ❋ Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1853)

I. i.241 (284,9) That I had no angry wit to be a lord] [W: so hungry a wit] The meaning may be, I should hate myself for _patiently enduring to be a lord_. ❋ Samuel Johnson (1746)

The deliberate use of the term lord by Lord Ghrant would have been so obvious to any lord, lower or upper, and Kharl hadn't even noticed what it had meant. ❋ Modesitt, L. E. (2005)

I want you and the Church to always pray for me because the lord is my shephard. ❋ Unknown (2006)

It worked because the very essence of it was that it changed from the leader to the lord, from the duke to the lord, and the lord is the loaf-ward who must feed his people. ❋ Unknown (1937)

And the characters, though dependent to a certain extent on stereotypes — my dark lord is referred to as Dark Lord Mogrash! — are a lot more well-rounded, with their actual characteristics playing against type. ❋ Unknown (2009)

His passion for his lord is intense, but it can easily be rivaled, if not surpassed, by his appreciation for the world of tea. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I have been engrossed in lord of the rings online this week, ecstatic about the new Warden class. ❋ Nathreee (2009)

In this issue, a new lord is crowned and Thulsa is sent on a quest. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I know alot of you are not ready to see a black man in office, but when the lord is for you the racist wicked world can be against you and you will still prosper. ❋ Unknown (2008)

La regina, mio signore, è morta (The Queen, my lord is dead). ❋ Unknown (2007)

There were only a dozen like him and only one of the others would this one call lord. ❋ Richard A. Knaak (2009)

Good lord, is there any show that blonde from "Invasion" isn't on these days? ❋ Unknown (2007)

Commander of the Faithful, indeed I have heard that their lord is wrapped up in them and cannot bear to be parted from them. ❋ Unknown (2006)

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