lord
Plural: lords
Noun
- terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
- a person who has general authority over others
- a titled peer of the realm
- The master of the servants of a household; (historical) the master of a feudal manor
- The master of the servants of a household; (historical) the master of a feudal manor
- The male head of a household, a father or husband.
- The master of the servants of a household; (historical) the master of a feudal manor
- The owner of a house, piece of land, or other possession
- One possessing similar mastery over others; (historical) 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 over others; (historical) 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)
- A feudal tenant holding his manor directly of the king
- One possessing similar mastery over others; (historical) 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)
- A peer of the realm, particularly a temporal one
- One possessing similar mastery over others; (historical) 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)
- A baron or lesser nobleman, as opposed to greater ones
- One possessing similar mastery in figurative senses (esp. as lord of ~)
- One possessing similar mastery in figurative senses (esp. as lord of ~)
- A magnate of a trade or profession.
- The heavenly body considered to possess a dominant influence over an event, time, etc.
- A hunchback.
- Sixpence.
Verb
Verb Forms: lorded, lording, lords
- To exercise power or authority over; to dominate.
- make a lord of someone
- To domineer or act like a lord.
- To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord; to grant the title of lord.
Examples
- The experienced player would often LORD over the board with clever, high-scoring words.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English lord and lorde (attested from the 15th century), from earlier (14th century) lourde and other variants which dropped the intervocalic consonant of earlier lowerd, louerd, loverd, laford, and lhoaverd; from Old English hlāford < hlāfweard, a compound of hlāf (“bread”) + weard (“guardian”); see loaf and ward. The term was already being applied broadly prior to the literary development of Old English and was influenced by its common use to translate Latin dominus. Compare Scots laird (“lord”), preserving a separate vowel development (from northern/Scottish Middle English lard, laverd), the Old English compound hlāf-ǣta (“servant”, literally “bread-eater”), and modern English lady, from Old English hlǣfdīġe (“bread-kneader”). The Middle English word laford was borrowed by Icelandic, where it survives as lávarður. Doublet of hlaford and laird.
Synonyms
Almighty, Creator, Divine, God Almighty, Godhead, Jehovah, Maker, master, noble, nobleman, overlord, drighten, elevate, ennoble, invest, possessor, proprietor, sovereign
Antonyms
Lady, noblewoman
Scrabble Score: 5
lord: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordlord: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lord: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary