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[ lawrd ] / lɔrd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lord ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna 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. Lords, the Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal comprising the House of Lords. (initial capital letter) (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.
(initial capital letter) the Supreme Being; God; Jehovah. (initial capital letter) the Savior, Jesus Christ. Astrology. a planet having dominating influence. interjection(often initial capital letter) (used in exclamatory phrases to express surprise, elation, etc.): Lord, what a beautiful day! Idioms for lordlord it, to assume airs of importance and authority; behave arrogantly or dictatorially; domineer: to lord it over the menial workers.
Origin of lordbefore 900; Middle English lord, loverd,Old English hlāford, hlāfweard literally, loaf-keeper. See loaf1, ward OTHER WORDS FROM lordlordlike, adjectiveWords nearby lordloral, loran, loratadine, lorazepam, Lorca, lord, Lord Advocate, Lord Baltimore cake, Lord Chamberlain, Lord Chancellor, Lord Chief Justice Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for lord (1 of 2)
nouna 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 manorCompare lady (def. 5) 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 lord a respectful form of address used to a judge, bishop, or nobleman verb(tr) rare to make a lord of (a person) to act in a superior manner towards (esp in the phrase lord it over) Derived forms of lordlordless, adjectivelordlike, adjectiveWord Origin for lordOld English hlāford bread keeper; see loaf 1, ward British Dictionary definitions for lord (2 of 2)
nouna title given to God or Jesus Christ British - 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 archbishopLord Mayor; Lord of Appeal; Law Lord; Lord Bishop of Durham
interjection(sometimes not capital) an exclamation of dismay, surprise, etcGood Lord!; Lord only knows! Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with lord
In addition to the idiom beginning with lord The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to lordcommander, liege, aristocrat, captain, prince, nobleman, superior, overlord, baron, sovereign, bishop, potentate, monarch, leader, dad, noble, patrician, ruler, peer, magnate |