lord
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: simple
Topics: astrology
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Etymology: From Middle English lord and lorde (attested from the 15th century), from earlier (14th century) lourde and other variants which dropped the intervocalic consonant of earlier lowerd, louerd, loverd, laford, and lhoaverd; from Old English hlāford < hlāfweard, a compound of hlāf (“bread”) + weard (“guardian”); see loaf and ward. The term was already being applied broadly prior to the literary development of Old English and was influenced by its common use to translate Latin dominus. Compare Scots laird (“lord”), preserving a separate vowel development (from northern/Scottish Middle English lard, laverd), the Old English compound hlāf-ǣta (“servant”, literally “bread-eater”), and modern English lady, from Old English hlǣfdīġe (“bread-kneader”). The Middle English word laford was borrowed by Icelandic, where it survives as lávarður. Doublet of hlaford and laird.
Inflected forms:
form: lords
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: lords
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: lording
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: lorded
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: lorded
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: The master of the servants of a household; (historical) the master of a feudal manor
pos: noun
tags: obsolete
examples: Bleſſed is that ſeruant, whome his Lord when he commeth, ſhal finde ſo doing.
Por. ...But now, I was the Lord
of this faire manſion, maiſter of my ſeruants,
Queene oer my ſelfe[…]
Lords of manors are distinguished from other land-owners with regard to the game.
gloss: The master of the servants of a household; (historical) the master of a feudal manor
pos: noun
tags: archaic
obsolete
examples: […]thou worthie Lord,
Of that vnworthie wife that greeteth thee
Pet. Katherine, I charge thee, tell theſe head-ſtrong women,
What dutie they doe owe their Lords and huſbands!
Therefore Sarah laughed within her ſelfe, ſaying, After I am waxed old, ſhall I haue pleaſure, my lord being old alſo?
Yes, here I am, my good friend; and here I have been so long, that anywhere else I should think it necessary to apologise; but, the truth is, that I am waiting for my lord and master.
gloss: The master of the servants of a household; (historical) the master of a feudal manor
pos: noun
tags: archaic
obsolete
examples: A mightie Lord of Swine!
Turnus[…]
Wrench'd from his feeble hold the shining Sword;
And plung'd it in the Bosom of its Lord.
Lord, the owner of the land in which a mine is situated is called the ‘lord’.
gloss: 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)
pos: noun
examples: It is a pytuouse case... whan subjectes rebell agaynst their naturall lorde.
Man over men He made not Lord.
gloss: 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)
pos: noun
tags: historical
gloss: 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)
pos: noun
examples: Men myghten lordis knowe
If such persone bee of the estate of a Lord, as Duc, Marques, Erle, Viscount or Baron.
Princes, and noble Lords:
What anſwer ſhall I make to this baſe man?
In origination of our Engliſh name Lord, vvhereby vve and the Scots ſtile all ſuch as are of the Greater Nobilitie i. Barons, as alſo Biſhops, its not eaſie to ſatisfie you.
The Englishman of to-day still dearly loves a lord.
gloss: 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)
pos: noun
tags: obsolete
uncommon
examples: 1526, W. Bonde, Pylgrimage of Perfection, i. sig. Bviiiv
Farre excellyng the state of lordes, erles, dukes or kynges.
The Marquess played off the two Lords and the Baronet against his former friend.
gloss: One possessing similar mastery in figurative senses (esp. as lord of ~)
pos: noun
examples: O wityng bath god and ill Ȝee suld be lauerds at ȝour will.
The sonne is the lorde of planetes.
Love is Lord of all.
The masterful wind was up and out, shouting and chasing, the lord of the morning.
But are you still master of your domain?
I am king of the county. You?
Lord of the manor.
gloss: One possessing similar mastery in figurative senses (esp. as lord of ~)
pos: noun
examples: The Tobacco Lords were a group of Scottish merchants and slave traders who in the 18th century made enormous fortunes by trading in tobacco.
Oh, Oh! The cotton Lords are tearing!
gloss: The heavenly body considered to possess a dominant influence over an event, time, etc.
pos: noun
examples: The assendent, & eke the lord of the assendent, may be shapen for to be fortunat or infortunat, as thus, a fortunat assendent clepen they whan þat no wykkid planete, as Saturne or Mars, or elles the tail of the dragoun, is in þe hows of the assendent.
gloss: A hunchback.
pos: noun
tags: UK
obsolete
slang
examples: Lord, a very crooked, deformed... Person.
gloss: Sixpence.
pos: noun
tags: Australia
UK
obsolete
examples: Twenty years ago you might hear a sixpence described as a ‘Lord’ meaning ‘Lord of the Manor’; that is, a tanner.
gloss: To domineer or act like a lord.
pos: verb
tags: ambitransitive
examples: The grisly toadstool grown there might I see, / And loathed paddocks lording on the same.
gloss: To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord; to grant the title of lord.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: He being thus lorded / Not only with what my revenue yielded, / But what my power might else exact, […] / he did believe / He was indeed the Duke
Synonyms: elevate
ennoble
invest
Related words: lady
Derived words: banner lord
belord
chief lord
crime lord
dragonlord
drug lord
druglord
drunk as a lord
feudal lord
First Lord
ganglord
gutlord
harvest lord
House of Lords
Irish lord
jerry-lord
Jew-Lord
laird
landlord
law lord
lay lord
lich lord
liege lord
lord and master
lorddom
lord-dom
lord-fish
lordful
lordhood
lord in gross
lord-in-waiting
lordish
lord it over
lordkin
lordless
lordlet
lordlike
lordliness
lordling
lordly
Lord Mayor
lord mesne
lordness
lord of all one surveys
lord of gingerbread
lord of the bedchamber
lord of the flies
lord of the manor
lord of the rings
lordolatry
lord paramount
lord protector
lordship
lords of creation
Lords Spiritual
Lords Temporal
lord superior
lordy
lort
mesne lord
moneylord
overlord
shiplord
slumlord
sweatlord
timelord
unlord
warlord
Translations:
lang: Afrikaans
word: heer
lang: Albanian
word: zot
lang: Albanian
word: zonjë
lang: Arabic
word: رَبّ
roman: rabb
lang: Basque
word: jaun
lang: Belarusian
word: гаспада́р
roman: haspadár
lang: Belarusian
word: валада́р
roman: valadár
lang: Bulgarian
word: стопанин
roman: stopanin
lang: Bulgarian
word: господар
roman: gospodar
lang: Catalan
word: castellà
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 領主 /领主
roman: lǐngzhǔ
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 领主
roman: lǐngzhǔ
lang: Danish
word: herre
lang: Danish
word: husbond
lang: Danish
word: husherre
lang: Dutch
word: heer
lang: Dutch
word: landheer
lang: Esperanto
word: lordo
lang: Finnish
word: isäntä
lang: Finnish
word: herra
lang: French
word: châtelain
lang: Galician
word: casteleiro
lang: Galician
word: castelao
lang: Galician
word: dono
lang: Galician
word: señor
lang: Galician
word: coime
lang: Galician
word: patrón
lang: Gothic
word: 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰
roman: frauja
lang: Greek
word: κύριος
roman: kýrios
lang: Greek
word: πυργοδεσπότης
roman: pyrgodespótis
lang: Ancient Greek
word: δεσπότης
roman: despótēs
lang: Ancient Greek
word: κύριος
roman: kúrios
lang: Ancient Greek
word: ἄναξ
roman: ánax
lang: Hebrew
word: אדון
roman: adón
lang: Hindi
word: अधिपति
roman: adhipti
lang: Hindi
word: मालिक
roman: mālik
lang: Hindi
word: साहिब
roman: sāhib
lang: Hindi
word: साहब
roman: sāhab
lang: White Hmong
word: tswv
lang: Hungarian
word: úr
lang: Icelandic
word: herra
lang: Icelandic
word: húsbóndi
lang: Ido
word: kastelestro
lang: Indonesian
word: tuan
lang: Irish
word: tiarna
lang: Italian
word: castellano
lang: Japanese
word: 主
roman: shu
lang: Khmer
word: ម្ចាស់
roman: mchah
lang: Khmer
word: ប្ដី
roman: bdey
lang: Latin
word: dominus
lang: Macedonian
word: сто́пан
roman: stópan
lang: Macedonian
word: го́сподар
roman: góspodar
lang: Manchu
word: ᡝᠵᡝᠨ
roman: ejen
lang: Old English
word: hlāford
lang: Persian
word: کدخدا
roman: kadxodâ
lang: Persian
word: کدیور
roman: kadivar
lang: Polish
word: gospodarz
lang: Portuguese
word: castelão
lang: Russian
word: хозя́ин
roman: xozjáin
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: tighearna
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: gospodar
lang: Spanish
word: castellano
lang: Swedish
word: herre
lang: Tagalog
word: poon
lang: Turkish
word: efendi
lang: Turkish
word: reis
lang: Turkish
word: baş
lang: Turkish
word: erk
lang: Turkish
word: bey
lang: Ukrainian
word: госпо́дар
roman: hospódar
lang: Ukrainian
word: воло́дар
roman: volódar
lang: Ukrainian
word: хазя́їн
roman: xazjájin
lang: Vandalic
word: froia
lang: Vietnamese
word: chúa
lang: Vietnamese
word: lãnh chúa
lang: Vietnamese
word: chủ nhân
lang: Vietnamese
word: ông chủ
lang: Yakut
word: тойон
roman: toyon
lang: Zazaki
word: wayêr
lang: Afrikaans
word: owerste
lang: Albanian
word: lekë
lang: Albanian
word: zot
lang: Albanian
word: zonjë
lang: Arabic
word: رَبّ
roman: rabb
lang: Azerbaijani
word: bəy
lang: Breton
word: aotrou
lang: Bulgarian
word: властелин
roman: vlastelin
lang: Bulgarian
word: господар
roman: gospodar
lang: Catalan
word: senyor
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 領主 /领主
roman: lǐngzhǔ
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 君主
roman: jūnzhǔ
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 統治者 /统治者
roman: tǒngzhìzhě
lang: Czech
word: pán
lang: Danish
word: herre
lang: Danish
word: hersker
lang: Dutch
word: overste
lang: Dutch
word: heer
lang: Egyptian
word: nb
lang: Finnish
word: johtaja
lang: Finnish
word: hallitsija
lang: Finnish
word: valtias
lang: French
word: seigneur
lang: Old French
word: seignor
lang: Galician
word: señor
lang: Gothic
word: 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰
roman: frauja
lang: Greek
word: άρχοντας
roman: árchontas
lang: Greek
word: αφέντης
roman: aféntis
lang: Greek
word: δεσπότης
roman: despótis
lang: Ancient Greek
word: ἄναξ
roman: ánax
lang: Ancient Greek
word: δεσπότης
roman: despótēs
lang: Ancient Greek
word: κοίρανος
roman: koíranos
lang: Ancient Greek
word: μεδέων
roman: medéōn
lang: Ancient Greek
word: πρύτανις
roman: prútanis
lang: Ancient Greek
word: κύριος
roman: kúrios
lang: Hebrew
word: אדון
roman: adón
lang: Hindi
word: अधिपति
roman: adhipti
lang: Hindi
word: अधिराज
roman: adhirāj
lang: Hindi
word: प्रभु
roman: prabhu
lang: Hindi
word: खुदा
roman: khudā
lang: White Hmong
word: tswv
lang: Hungarian
word: úr
lang: Indonesian
word: prabu
lang: Italian
word: signore
lang: Japanese
word: 卿
roman: kyō
lang: Kazakh
word: әмірші
roman: ämırşı
lang: Khmer
word: លោកនាយ
roman: louk niey
lang: Khmer
word: ចៅហ្វាយ
roman: chav faa yɔɔ
lang: Korean
word: 주
roman: ju
lang: Macedonian
word: господар
roman: gospodar
lang: Macedonian
word: властелин
roman: vlastelin
lang: Macedonian
word: велможа
roman: velmoža
lang: Middle English
word: senyour
lang: Middle English
word: lord
lang: Nahuatl
word: tecutli
lang: Occitan
word: senhor
lang: Persian
word: سرور
roman: sarvar
lang: Persian
word: خدیو
roman: xadiv
lang: Middle Persian
word: 𐭧𐭥𐭣𐭠𐭩
roman: xvadāy
lang: Middle Persian
word: 𐭡𐭢𐭩
roman: bay
lang: Polish
word: pan
lang: Portuguese
word: senhor
lang: Quechua
word: qhapaq
lang: Russian
word: властели́н
roman: vlastelín
lang: Russian
word: повели́тель
roman: povelítelʹ
lang: Russian
word: влады́ка
roman: vladýka
lang: Sanskrit
word: प्रभु
roman: prabhu
lang: Swedish
word: herre
lang: Ternate
word: جوو
roman: joou
lang: Turkish
word: efendi
lang: Turkish
word: bey
lang: Turkish
word: hakan
lang: Turkish
word: kağan
lang: Turkish
word: ağa
lang: Vandalic
word: froia
lang: Vietnamese
word: lãnh chúa
lang: Zazaki
word: beg (diq)
lang: Zazaki
word: ağa
lang: Afrikaans
word: heer
lang: Albanian
word: lekë
lang: Albanian
word: zot
lang: Albanian
word: zonjë
lang: Aramaic
word: ܡܪܐ
roman: mārā
lang: Aramaic
word: ܪܘܪܒܐ
roman: rawrəḇē
lang: Aramaic
word: מָרָא
roman: mārā
lang: Belarusian
word: пан
roman: pan
lang: Belarusian
word: лорд
roman: lord
lang: Belarusian
word: вяльмо́жа
roman: vjalʹmóža
lang: Bulgarian
word: лорд
roman: lord
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 貴族 /贵族
roman: guìzú
lang: Czech
word: pán
lang: Czech
word: aristokrat
lang: Danish
word: lensherre
lang: Danish
word: hersker
lang: Danish
word: lord
lang: Dutch
word: landheer
lang: Finnish
word: aristokraatti
lang: Finnish
word: ylhäisyys
lang: Finnish
word: lordi
lang: French
word: seigneur
lang: French
word: monsieur
lang: French
word: lord
lang: Old French
word: seignor
lang: German
word: Herr
lang: Gothic
word: 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰
roman: frauja
lang: Greek
word: δεσπότης
roman: despótis
lang: Greek
word: λόρδος
roman: lórdos
lang: Greek
word: άρχοντας
roman: árchontas
lang: Greek
word: ευγενής
roman: evgenís
lang: Ancient Greek
word: ἄναξ
roman: ánax
lang: Ancient Greek
word: πρύτανις
roman: prútanis
lang: Hindi
word: अधिपति
roman: adhipti
lang: Hindi
word: अधिराज
roman: adhirāj
lang: Hindi
word: स्वामी
roman: svāmī
lang: Icelandic
word: lávarður
lang: Indonesian
word: prabu
lang: Irish
word: tiarna
lang: Italian
word: signore
lang: Middle Korean
word: 어비〮ᄆᆞᆮ
roman: èpímòt
lang: Latin
word: dominus
lang: Macedonian
word: го́сподар
roman: góspodar
lang: Macedonian
word: лорд
roman: lord
lang: Macedonian
word: вла́стелин
roman: vlástelin
lang: Macedonian
word: ве́лможа
roman: vélmoža
lang: Māori
word: rōre
lang: Middle English
word: senyour
lang: Middle English
word: lord
lang: Nahuatl
word: tecutli
lang: Occitan
word: senhor
lang: Occitan
word: lòrd
lang: Persian
word: خداوندگار
roman: xodâvandgâr
lang: Polish
word: lord
lang: Portuguese
word: senhor
lang: Portuguese
word: lorde
lang: Russian
word: лорд
roman: lord
lang: Russian
word: вельмо́жа
roman: velʹmóža
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: tighearna
lang: Lower Sorbian
word: kněz
lang: Turkish
word: beyefendi
lang: Turkish
word: toyun
lang: Ukrainian
word: лорд
roman: lord
lang: Ukrainian
word: вельмо́жа
roman: velʹmóža
lang: Vietnamese
word: quý tộc
lang: Welsh
word: arglwydd
lang: Yiddish
word: לאָרד
roman: lord
lang: Yiddish
word: אָדון
roman: odn
lang: Yiddish
word: שׂררה
roman: srore
lang: Zazaki
word: herogırse
lang: Bulgarian
word: владея
roman: vladeja
lang: Bulgarian
word: господствам
roman: gospodstvam
lang: Catalan
word: senyorejar
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 作威作福
roman: zuòwēizuòfú
lang: Danish
word: spille herre
lang: Dutch
word: heerser
lang: Finnish
word: ylvästellä
lang: Finnish
word: esiintyä herrana
lang: Finnish
word: herrastella
lang: German
word: herrschen
lang: Italian
word: dominare
lang: Italian
word: governare
lang: Macedonian
word: госпо́дари
roman: gospódari
lang: Russian
word: госпо́дствовать
roman: gospódstvovatʹ
lang: Russian
word: вла́ствовать
roman: vlástvovatʹ
lang: Slovak
word: pánčiť sa
lang: Slovak
word: rozťahovať sa