lord
/lɔːd/ · noun
Meaning
- The master of the servants of a household; the master of a feudal manor
- One possessing similar mastery over others; 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)
- One possessing similar mastery in figurative senses (esp. as lord of ~)
- The heavenly body considered to possess a dominant influence over an event, time, etc.
- A hunchback.
- (via Cockney rhyming slang) Sixpence.
- Domineer or act like a lord.
- To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord; to grant the title of lord.
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