unlordv.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈlɔːd/, U.S. /ˌənˈlɔrd/ Now rare.
transitive. To deprive of the title and status of lord. Also figurative.
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unlord1572
1572 Exhort. to Byshops sig. Aij To say the Bishops shuld be vnlorded and abridged of theyr huge liuings..is to seeke the furtherance of Gods honor and glory.
1648 W. Prynne Plea for Lords 1 The treasonable..designe..to..unlord the Lords.
1656 S. Winter Serm. 42 The Papists..make void and unlord the second commandment.
1716 C. Johnson Cobler of Preston ii. 35 As I was a Lord of my own making, I unlord my self again.
1775 R. Griffith Koran in L. Sterne Wks. (new ed.) VI. 121 The lords are independent of control... The king cannot unlord, nor the people unchuse them.
1828 C. Fry Script. Reader's Guide ii. 20 He would incline to unlord himself again, and return to his companions in the cellar.
1855 Nonconformist 9 May 358/2 (headline) Unlording a bishop.
1941 E. R. Eddison Fish Dinner vii. 103 Should a been unlorded long since..for's misgovernment.
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unlording1649
1649 J. Milton Εικονοκλαστης vi. 52 The unlording of Bishops, and expelling them the House.
a1677 T. Manton 190 Serm. on 119th Psalm (1681) v. 26 It is an unlording of him, and putting him out of the Throne.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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