lord

Meaning

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

lord

master

chief

ruler

owner

gentleman

king

leader

boss

sovereign

husband

sir

nobleman

head

god

prince

director

superior

landowner

overlord

noble

liege

God

commander

supervisor

governor

marquis

emperor

suzerain

creator

Mr.

captain

gent

domineer

Sir

baron

knight

elder

lawk

proprietor

ennoble

peer

superintendent

chieftain

headman

father

sire

squire

seignior

Supreme Being

ancestor

Lord

government

shogun

aristocrat

rich person

host

mister

daimyo

royal

royalty

sovereign ruler

Supreme Spirit

possessor

Our Lord

potentate

patron

rich man

great

wealthy person

authority

cazique

founder

politician

saint

title of respect

grandee

magistrate

magnate

archon

Mister

don

esquire

monsieur

monsignor

principal

senor

signior

signor

laird

parents

grandparent

champion

expert

Baal

Ruler

dictator.

entitle

gentle

dynast

khan

capo

conductress

controller

duce

executive

mistress

swayer

grandeur

lordliness

top

feudal lord

wielder

monarch

landlord

manager

patriarch

aristocracy

nobility

warrior

protector

saviour

venerable

old man

Christ

Almighty

lose

lose sight of

Pronounced as (IPA)

/lɔːd/

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.