lord
/lôrd/
noun
someone or something having power, authority, or influence; a master or ruler.
"lord of the sea"
synonyms: master, lord and master, ruler, leader, chief, superior, monarch, sovereign, king, emperor, prince, governor, commander, captain, overlord, suzerain, baron, potentate, liege, liege lord
exclamation
used in exclamations expressing surprise or worry, or for emphasis.
"Lord, I'm cold!"
verb
- act in a superior and domineering manner toward (someone)."when we were at school, you used to lord it over us"synonyms: order around, boss around, give orders to, domineer, dominate, dictate to, pull rank on, tyrannize, bully, browbeat, oppress, repress, ride roughshod over, have under one's thumb, be overbearing, put on airs, swagger, throw one's weight around, act big
- confer the title of Lord upon."Sir Cadwallader Pleadwell has been lately lorded"
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The meaning of LORD is one having power and authority over others. How to use lord in a sentence.
It denotes a master, as of slaves ( Genesis 24:14, Gen. 24:27), or a ruler of his subjects ( Gen. 45:8), or a husband, as lord of his wife ( Gen. 18:12).
Lord
Appellation
Lord is an appellation for a person or deity who has authority, control, or power over others, acting as a master, chief, or ruler. The appellation can also denote certain persons who hold a title of the peerage in the United Kingdom, or are... Wikipedia
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LORD meaning: 1. a male peer 2. a man who has a lot of power in a particular area of activity: 3. to behave as…. Learn more.
From Old English hlāford, hlāfweard, in turn from hlāf (“bread, loaf”) + weard (“ward, guardian, keeper”).