Lord
Definition of Lord
Pronunciation: lôrd n. | 1. | A hump-backed person; - so called sportively. | | 1. | One who has power and authority; a master; a ruler; a governor; a prince; a proprietor, as of a manor.Man over menHe made not lord. - Milton. | | 2. | A titled nobleman., whether a peer of the realm or not; a bishop, as a member of the House of Lords; by courtesy; the son of a duke or marquis, or the eldest son of an earl; in a restricted sense, a baron, as opposed to noblemen of higher rank. | | 3. | A title bestowed on the persons above named; and also, for honor, on certain official persons; as, lord advocate, lord chamberlain, lord chancellor, lord chief justice, etc. | | 4. | A husband. | | 5. | (Feudal Law) One of whom a fee or estate is held; the male owner of feudal land; as, the lord of the soil; the lord of the manor. | | 6. | The Supreme Being; Jehovah. | | 7. | (Christianity) The Savior; Jesus Christ. | v. t. | 1. | To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord. | | 2. | To rule or preside over as a lord. | v. i. | 1. | To play the lord; to domineer; to rule with arbitrary or despotic sway; - sometimes with over; and sometimes with it in the manner of a transitive verb; as, rich students lording it over their classmates. |
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