Lord
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /lɔːd/
ipa: /lɔɹd/
rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)d
Forms: form: Lords
head_nr: 1
Etymology: See lord.
In reference to the God of the Jewish Tanakh and Christian Bible, originally a translation (attested from the late Old English form hlāford) of the Vulgate Latin Dominus (“master of a house; lord”), translating the New Testament and the Septuagint's Ancient Greek ὁ κύριος or Κύριος (ó kýrios, "the supreme one; Lord, Kyrios"), both in reference to Hebrew אֲדֹנָי (ʾdny, "my lord; my Lord, Adonai") from אדון (ʾdwn, "lord, patron; Lord") + י- (-y, "my"), cognate with Phoenician 𐤀𐤃𐤍 (ʾdn, "lord; Lord, Adon"). Adonai appears in the Tanakh both directly and as a euphemism read aloud during occurrences of the Tetragrammaton יהוה (YHWH, "I Am that I Am; Jehovah"). See the usage notes below. Displaced the earlier term Drighten.
Senses: head_nr: 1
glosses: A formal title of the lesser British nobility, used for a lord of the manor or Lord Proprietor.
examples: text: How do you do, Lord Darlington?
ref: 1892, Oscar Wilde, “Act I”, in Lady Windermere's Fan […] :
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glosses: A generic title used in reference to any peer of the British nobility or any peer below the dignity of duke and (as a courtesy title) for the younger sons of dukes and marquesses (see usage note).
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glosses: Similar formal and generic titles in other countries.
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glosses: An additional title added to denote the dignity of certain high officials, such as the "Lord Mayors" of major cities in the British Commonwealth
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glosses: The elected president of a festival.
topics: Wicca
lifestyle
religion
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glosses: A high priest.
Coordinate terms: sense: spouses
word: Lady
sense: dukes
word: Grace
sense: bishops
word: Lord Bishop
Derived terms: word: derived terms at lord
sense: festival titles
word: Harvest Lord
sense: festival titles
word: Lord of Christmas
sense: festival titles
word: Lord of Misrule
sense: festival titles
word: Lord Muck
sense: festival titles
word: Summer Lord
sense: British titles
word: Civil Lord
sense: British titles
word: Lords' Act
sense: British titles
word: Lord Admiral
sense: British titles
word: Lords of the Admiralty
sense: British titles
word: Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
sense: British titles
word: Lord High Admiral
sense: British titles
word: Lord Advocate
sense: British titles
word: Lords of the Articles
sense: British titles
word: Lord Bishop
sense: British titles
word: Lord Chamberlain
sense: British titles
word: Lord Great Chamberlain of England
sense: British titles
word: Lord Chancellor
sense: British titles
word: Lord Clerk Register
sense: British titles
word: Lords of the Congregation
sense: British titles
word: Lords of the Daily Council
sense: British titles
word: Lord Derby
sense: British titles
word: Lord General
sense: British titles
word: Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal
sense: British titles
word: Lord High Constable
sense: British titles
word: Lord of Ireland
sense: British titles
word: Lords of the Judiciary
sense: British titles
word: Lord Marcher
sense: British titles
word: Lord Mayor
sense: British titles
word: Lord of the Manor
sense: British titles
word: Lords
sense: British titles
word: Lords of Parliament
sense: British titles
word: Lords of Police
sense: British titles
word: Lord Probationer
sense: British titles
word: Lord Proprietor
sense: British titles
word: Lord-rector
sense: British titles
word: Lord-rectorship
sense: British titles
word: Lords of Regality
sense: British titles
word: Lord Register
sense: British titles
word: Lords of Session
sense: British titles
word: Lords Spiritual
sense: British titles
word: Lords Temporal
sense: British titles
word: Lords of the Treasury
sense: British titles
word: Lords Commissioners of the Treasury
sense: British titles
word: Naval Lords
word: his Lord
word: my Lord
english: Canterbury
translation: Canterbury
word: my Lord of
word: my Lord Duke
word: my Lord Marquis
word: my Lord Mayor
Related terms: laird