Dictionary
lord
Pronunciation: (lôrd), [key]—
n.
1. a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
2. a person who exercises authority from property rights; an owner of land, houses, etc.
3. a person who is a leader or has great influence in a chosen profession:
the great lords of banking.
4. a feudal superior; the proprietor of a manor.
5. a titled nobleman or peer; a person whose ordinary appellation contains by courtesy the title
Lord or some higher title.
6. Lords,the Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal comprising the House of Lords.
7. (
cap.) (in Britain)
a. the title of certain high officials (used with some other title, name, or the like):
Lord Mayor of London.
b. the formally polite title of a bishop:
Lord Bishop of Durham.
c. the title informally substituted for marquis, earl, viscount, etc., as in the use of
Lord Kitchener for
Earl Kitchener.
8. (
cap.) the Supreme Being; God; Jehovah.
9. (
cap.) the Savior, Jesus Christ.
10. Astrol.a planet having dominating influence.
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interj.
(often cap.) (used in exclamatory phrases to express surprise, elation, etc.):
Lord, what a beautiful day!
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v.
lord it, to assume airs of importance and authority; behave arrogantly or dictatorially; domineer:
to lord it over the menial workers. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
