lord

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

1. (ambitransitive) To domineer or act like a lord.
2. (transitive) To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord; to grant the title of lord.

Noun

1. (obsolete) The master of the servants of a household; (historical) the master of a feudal manor
2. (archaic, obsolete) The master of the servants of a household; (historical) the master of a feudal manor
3. (archaic, obsolete) The master of the servants of a household; (historical) the master of a feudal manor
4. 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)
5. (historical) 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)
6. 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)
7. (obsolete, uncommon) 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)
8. One possessing similar mastery in figurative senses (esp. as lord of ~)
9. One possessing similar mastery in figurative senses (esp. as lord of ~)
10. The heavenly body considered to possess a dominant influence over an event, time, etc.
11. (British, obsolete, slang) A hunchback.
12. (Australia, British, obsolete) Sixpence.

Sinonieme

master

chief

ruler

owner

king

👑

gentleman

🤵‍♂️

leader

boss

husband

🤵

sovereign

sir

head

nobleman

god

prince

🤴

superior

director

commander

God

supervisor

overlord

noble

liege

landowner

captain

governor

creator

Mr.

marquis

suzerain

emperor

father

👨‍👦

superintendent

baron

squire

chieftain

ennoble

knight

elder

shogun

sire

host

headman

ancestor

proprietor

domineer

peer

aristocrat

gent

mister

Vertalings

señor

Herr

👨

signore

heer

seigneur

dominus

senhor

👨

padrone

άρχοντας

senyor

monsieur

λόρδος

αφέντης

κύριος

Herrscher

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/lɔːd/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: lord

Geërf van Old English: hlāford

Verwante met Skots: laird

Verwante met Middle English: lard

In summary

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.