lord

Signification (English)

Verb

1. Domineer or act like a lord.
2. 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. (obsolete) The master of the servants of a household; (historical) the master of a feudal manor
3. 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)
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. (obsolete) 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. One possessing similar mastery in figurative senses (esp. as lord of ~)
8. One possessing similar mastery in figurative senses (esp. as lord of ~)
9. The heavenly body considered to possess a dominant influence over an event, time, etc.
10. (obsolete,slang) A hunchback.
11. (obsolete) Sixpence.

Concepts

seigneur

monsieur

maître

châtelain

lord

souverain

dominateur

propriétaire

sire

créateur

overlord

dame

détenteur

gentilhomme

🤵‍♂️

gentleman

🤵‍♂️

madame

perdre

Synonyms

master

chief

ruler

owner

gentleman

🤵‍♂️

king

👑

leader

boss

sovereign

husband

🤵

sir

head

nobleman

god

prince

🤴

superior

director

supervisor

overlord

God

commander

noble

liege

landowner

emperor

suzerain

captain

marquis

Mr.

governor

creator

ancestor

aristocrat

baron

chieftain

domineer

elder

ennoble

father

👨‍👦

gent

headman

host

knight

mister

peer

proprietor

seignior

shogun

sire

squire

superintendent

Lord

rich person

Sir

Supreme Being

government

lawk

lose sight of

magistrate

magnate

manager

esquire

entitle

title of respect

mistress

monarch

monsieur

monsignor

nobility

dynast

duce

old man

don

controller

patriarch

patron

Ruler

politician

possessor

potentate

conductress

principal

Supreme Spirit

protector

royal

royalty

Christ

saint

saviour

sovereign ruler

senor

wealthy person

signor

champion

cazique

capo

signior

dictator.

Baal

authority

aristocracy

swayer

top

🔝

venerable

warrior

wielder

Almighty

daimyo

parents

Mister

grandeur

grandparent

great

grandee

archon

Our Lord

gentle

khan

founder

rich man

laird

landlord

feudal lord

expert

executive

lordliness

lose

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/lɔːd/

Étymologie (English)

Inherited from moyen anglais: lord

Inherited from ancien anglais: hlāford

Cognate with écossais: laird

Cognate with moyen anglais: 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.