Lord

Quick meaning: Lord is a noun meaning One possessing similar mastery in figurative senses (esp. as lord of ~).

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. (astrology) The heavenly body considered to possess a dominant influence over an event, time, etc.
2. (British, slang, obsolete) A hunchback.
3. (British, Australia, via Cockney rhyming slang, obsolete) Sixpence.
4. (ambitransitive) To domineer or act like a lord.
5. (transitive) To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord; to grant the title of lord.
6. 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)
7. (obsolete) The master of the servants of a household; (historical) the master of a feudal manor

Example Sentences

Man over men He made not Lord.

The sonne is the lorde of planetes.

O wityng bath god and ill Ȝee suld be lauerds at ȝour will.

It is a pytuouse case... whan subjectes rebell agaynst their naturall lorde.

Word Forms

• lords
• lording
• lorded

Synonyms for lord

Depending on context, synonyms include drighten, possessor, sovereign, elevate, ennoble, invest.

Antonyms for lord

Common opposites include lady, peeress, noblewoman.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include noble, nobleman, overlord, master, divine, almighty.

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