lord
Forms
- Plural
- lords
- present (v1)
- lord
- past (v2)
- lorded
- past participle (v3)
- lorded
- present participle
- lording
- 3rd person singular
- lords
Definitions
1.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)
- Man over men He made not Lord.
- The Englishman of to-day still dearly loves a lord.
- It is a pytuouse case.. whan subjectes rebell agaynst their naturall lorde.
2.The heavenly body considered to possess a dominant influence over an event, time, etc.
- Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.
3.One possessing similar mastery in figurative senses (esp. as lord of ~)
- The sonne is the lorde of planetes.
- Oh, Oh! The cotton Lords are tearing!
- O wityng bath god and ill Ȝee suld be lauerds at ȝour will.
4.A formal title of the lesser British nobility, used for a lord of the manor or Lord Proprietor.
- Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.
1.An interjection variously expressing astonishment, surprise, resignation.
- Lord, lord, Carrados, the tragic monotony of your elderly professional nonentity!
- O Lord I must laugh.
1.To domineer or act like a lord.
- The grisly toadstool grown there might I see, / And loathed paddocks lording on the same.
2.To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord; to grant the title of lord.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1583
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Uncommon
Related words
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-der.?
Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz
Proto-West Germanic *hlaib
Old English hlāf
Proto-Indo-European *wert-der.
Proto-Germanic *wardaz
Proto-West Germanic *ward
Old English weard
Old English hlāfweard
Old English hlāford
Middle English lord
English lord