lord

lord  (lôrd)

n.

1. A man of high rank in a feudal society or in one that retains feudal forms and institutions, especially:

a. A king.

b. A territorial magnate.

c. The proprietor of a manor.

2. Lords The House of Lords.

3. Abbr. Ld. Chiefly British The general masculine title of nobility and other rank:

a. Used as a form of address for a marquis, an earl, or a viscount.

b. Used as the usual style for a baron.

c. Used as a courtesy title for a younger son of a duke or marquis.

d. Used as a title for certain high officials and dignitaries: Lord Chamberlain; the Lord Mayor of London.

e. Used as a title for a bishop.

4. Lord

a. God.

b. Christianity Jesus.

5.

a. A man of renowned power or authority.

b. A man who has mastery in a given field or activity.

c. Archaic The male head of a household.

d. Archaic A husband.

intr.v. lord·ed, lord·ing, lords

To act like a lord; domineer. Often used with the indefinite it: lorded it over their subordinates.

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[Middle English, from Old English hlford : hlf, bread + weard, guardian; see wer-³ in Indo-European roots.]

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lord [lɔːd]

n

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a person who has power or authority over others, such as a monarch or master

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a male member of the nobility, esp in Britain

3. (Historical Terms) (in medieval Europe) a feudal superior, esp the master of a manor Compare lady [5]

4. a husband considered as head of the household (archaic except in the facetious phrase lord and master)

5. (Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Astrology) Astrology a planet having a dominating influence

my lord a respectful form of address used to a judge, bishop, or nobleman

vb

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (tr) Now rare to make a lord of (a person)

2. to act in a superior manner towards (esp in the phrase lord it over)

[Old English hlāford bread keeper; see loaf¹, ward]

lordless  adj

lordlike  adj

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Lord [lɔːd]

n

1. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) a title given to God or Jesus Christ

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Brit

a.  a title given to men of high birth, specifically to an earl, marquess, baron, or viscount

b.  a courtesy title given to the younger sons of a duke or marquess

c.  the ceremonial title of certain high officials or of a bishop or archbishop Lord Mayor Lord of Appeal Law Lord Lord Bishop of Durham

interj

(sometimes not capital) an exclamation of dismay, surprise, etc. Good Lord! Lord only knows!

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lord (lɔrd)
n.

1. a person who has authority, control, or power over others; master or ruler.

2. a person who exercises authority from property rights; an owner of land, houses, etc.

3. a person who is a leader or has great influence in a profession: the great lords of banking.

4. a feudal superior; the proprietor of a manor.

5. a titled nobleman or peer; a person whose ordinary appellation contains by courtesy the title Lord or some higher title.

6. Lords, the Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal comprising the House of Lords.

7. (cap.) (in Great Britain)

a. the title of certain high officials: Lord Mayor of London.

b. the formally polite title of a bishop: Lord Bishop of Durham.

c. the title informally substituted for marquis, earl, viscount, etc.

8. (cap.) the Supreme Being; God.

9. (cap.) Jesus Christ.

10. Archaic. husband.

interj.

11. (often cap.) (used in exclamatory phrases to express surprise, delight, dismay, etc.): Lord, what a beautiful day!

v.

12. lord it, to behave arrogantly or imperiously: to lord it over one's friends.

Idiom.

[before 900; Middle English lord, loverd, Old English hlāford, hlāfweard literally, loaf-keeper. See loaf¹, ward]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Lord - terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God Almighty, Creator, Divine, God Almighty, Godhead, Jehovah, Maker Blessed Trinity, Holy Trinity, Sacred Trinity, Trinity - the union of the Father and Son and Holy Ghost in one Godhead hypostasis of Christ, hypostasis - any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united
	2.	lord - a person who has general authority over others overlord, master feudal lord, seigneur, seignior - a man of rank in the ancient regime ruler, swayer - a person who rules or commands; "swayer of the universe"
	3.	Lord - a titled peer of the realm           noble, nobleman armiger - a nobleman entitled to bear heraldic arms baron - a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank burgrave - a nobleman ruling a German castle and surrounding grounds by hereditary right count - a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl duke - a nobleman (in various countries) of high rank grandee - a nobleman of highest rank in Spain or Portugal male aristocrat - a man who is an aristocrat margrave - a German nobleman ranking above a count (corresponding in rank to a British marquess) marquess, marquis - nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count mesne lord - a feudal lord who was lord to his own tenants on land held from a superior lord milord - a term of address for an English lord palsgrave, palatine - (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands peer - a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage sire - a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority thane - a feudal lord or baron viscount - (in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count noblewoman, peeress, Lady - a woman of the peerage in Britain
Verb	1.	lord - make a lord of someone ennoble, gentle, entitle - give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility

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lord

noun

1. peer, nobleman, count, duke, gentleman, earl, noble, baron, aristocrat, viscount, childe (archaic) She married a lord and lives in a huge house in the country.

2. ruler, leader, chief, king, prince, master, governor, commander, superior, monarch, sovereign, liege, overlord, potentate, seigneur It was the home of the powerful lords of Baux.

3. ruler, chief, baron, tycoon, heavyweight (informal), bigwig (informal), big shot (informal), big wheel (slang), big noise (informal), heavy hitter (informal) the lords of the black market

lord it over someone boss around or about (informal), order around, threaten, bully, menace, intimidate, hector, bluster, browbeat, ride roughshod over, pull rank on, tyrannize, put on airs, be overbearing, act big (slang), overbear, play the lord, domineer Alex seemed to enjoy lording it over the three girls.

the Lord or Our Lord Jesus Christ, God, Christ, Messiah, Jehovah, the Almighty, the Galilean, the Good Shepherd, the Nazarene Ask the Lord to help you in your times of trouble.

Translations

lord [lɔːd]

A. N

1. (= nobleman) → señor m; (= British title) → lord m
Lord (John) Smith (Brit) → Lord(John)Smith
the (House of) Lords (Brit) (Pol) → la Cámara de los Lores
my Lord (to bishop) → Ilustrísima; (to noble) → señor; (to judge) → señoría, señor juez
my lord bishop of Tooting → su Ilustrísima el obispo de Tooting
lord of the manor → señor m feudal
lord and master → dueño y señor

2. (Rel) the Lord → el Señor
Our Lord → Nuestro Señor
good Lord! → ¡Dios mío!
the Lord's Prayer → el padrenuestro
Lord knows where ...! → ¡Dios sabe dónde ...!

B. VT to lord it → mandar despóticamente
to lord it over sb → ser muy mandón con algn

C. CPD Lord Lieutenant N representante de la Corona en un condado
Lord Mayor N (Brit) → alcalde m
Lord Mayor's Show N (Brit) → desfile m del alcalde de Londres(el día de su inauguración)
Lord Provost N (Scot) → alcalde m

LORD

El título de Lord se les da a los miembros masculinos de la nobleza británica, especialmente a los marqueses, condes, vizcondes y barones, personas que ocupan un escaño en la Cámara de los Lores. El término forma parte también del nombre de algunos cargos oficiales: el Lord Chancellor es la máxima autoridad judicial en Inglaterra y Gales, el Lord Chief Justice es el cargo inmediatamente inferior, mientras que en Escocia el encargado del sistema judicial es el Lord Advocate. Por su parte, el Lord Chamberlain es el encargado del mantenimiento de las residencias oficiales de la realeza británica.

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lord [ˈlɔː^rd]

n

(= aristocrat) → seigneur m
Lord Smith → lord Smith
the Lords (= House of Lords) (British) → la Chambre des lords

(= God) the Lord → le Seigneur

(addressing a judge) my lord (British) → Monsieur le Juge

(in exclamations) good Lord!, oh Lord! → mon Dieu!
Lord knows what ... → Dieu sait ce qui ...
Lord knows what it might contain → Dieu sait ce que cela peut contenir.
Lord knows I ... → Dieu sait si je ...
Lord knows, I've given them every opportunity → Dieu sait si je leur ai donné toutes les chances.

vt
to lord it over sb → traiter qn de haut
Lord Chief Justice n (British) → président m de la Haute cour de justice

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lord

n

(= master, ruler) → Herr m; lord and master → Herr und Meister m; (hum: = husband) → Herr und Gebieter m; tobacco lords → Tabakkönige pl

(Brit: = nobleman) → Lord m; the (House of) Lords → das Oberhaus; my lord (to bishop) → Exzellenz; (to noble, in English contexts) → Mylord; (to baron) → Herr Baron; (to earl, viscount) → Euer Erlaucht; (to judge) → Euer Ehren

(Brit: = important official) First Lord of the Admiralty → Stabschef m → der Marine

(Rel) Lord → Herr m; the Lord (our) God → Gott, der Herr; (good) Lord! (inf) → ach, du lieber Himmel! (inf), → (ach,) du meine Güte! (inf); (annoyed) → mein Gott! (inf); Lord help him! (inf) → (dann) Gnade ihm Gott!; Lord knows (inf) → wer weiß; Lord knows I’ve tried often enough → ich habs weiß Gott oft genug versucht

vt to lord it → das Zepter schwingen; to lord it over somebody → jdn herumkommandieren

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lord [lɔːd]

1. n

a. → signore m
lord of the manor → signore del castello
lord and master → signore e padrone
to live like a lord → vivere da signore or come un re

b. (Brit) Lord Smith → Lord Smith
my Lord (to bishop, noble) → Eccellenza (to judge) → signor giudice

c. Our Lord (Rel) → Nostro Signore
the Lord → il Signore
the Lord's prayer → il Padrenostro
good Lord! → Dio mio!

2. vt to lord it over sb (fam) → darsi arie da gran signore con qn

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lord (loːd) noun

1. a master; a man or animal that has power over others or over an area. The lion is lord of the jungle. meester سَيِّد господар senhor pán der Herr herre; hersker κύριος, άρχοντας gran señor isand ارباب valtias seigneur אָדוֹן, שַׁלִיט अधिपति gospodar úr penguasa herra signore 支配者 우두머리 ðeimininkas, valdovas, vieðpats kungs; valdnieks; pavēlnieks raja heer herre, hersker pan مشر،لوى سړى senhor stăpân, conducător повелитель pán gospodar gospodar herre, härskare หัวหน้า hâkim, efendi 主人，大王 володар; повелитель آقا، حاکم chúa tể 主人

2. (with capital when used in titles) in the United Kingdom etc a nobleman or man of rank. lord لورد: لَقَب شَرَف في إنْجلْترا лорд Lorde lord der Lord Lord λόρδος (ως τίτλος ευγένειας) Lord lord لرد lordi lord לוֹרד सामन्त plemićka titula u Velikoj Britaniji lord bangsawan lávarður lord 貴族 …장, …장관 lordas lords (hercoga, marķīza, grāfa, barona titula īpašnieks) bangsawan British lord lord lord د لوى نسب او قوم خاوند Lorde lord лорд lord lord lord lord ขุนนาง Lord 貴族 лорд خطاب یافتہ پشتینی رئیس quý tộc 勋爵，贵族

3. (with capital) in the United Kingdom, used as part of several official titles. the Lord Mayor. lord اللورد в титли лорд Lorde Lord der Oberbürgermeister Lord λόρδος (ως τμήμα επίσημου τίτλου) Lord lord- لرد yli- Lord לוֹרד प्रभु, लार्डउपाधि lord lord Lord titill háttsettra Lord 閣下 상원 의원, 경(卿) lordas lordmērs Datuk voornaam, hooghartig Lord (som del av tittel) lord د شتمنى خاوند،لوى،مشر Lorde Lord лорд Lord lord lord Lord บรรดาศักดิ์ของเจ้าหน้าที่ระดับสูงในอังกฤษ sayın (英國對高級官員的尊稱)大人 лорд برطانیہ میں سرکاری لقب tước hiệu của quan chức cấp cao （对高级管员的尊称）大人，阁下，大臣

ˈlordly adjective

grand or proud. a lordly attitude. trots مُتَكَبِّر، بِكِبْرِياء пищен orgulhoso povýšený vornehm storslået; prægtig αρχοντικός, μεγαλόπρεπος grandioso härrandlik بزرگ منشانه ylhäinen noble, arrogant אֲצִילִי उद्धत, सामन्तीय otmjen nagyúri mulia tiginmannlegur; þóttafullur altero, orgoglioso 堂々とした 당당한 iðdidus, praðmatnus lorda-; lordu-; dižens; majestātisks; kundzisks seperti raja van een lord, voornaam, vorstelijk; hooghartig staselig, fornem, stolt wielkopański, dumny په امرى توګه ،له لويى نه ډك orgulhoso nobil, arogant высокомерный povýšený ponosen, prevzeten otmen högdragen, förnäm สง่าผ่าเผย soylu, görkemli 氣派的，高傲的 властивий лорду; розкішний شاہانہ kiêu kỳ 傲慢的，高傲的，贵族气派的

ˈlordliness noun

deftig سِياده، مكانة اللورديَّه великолепие senhoria povýšenost die Würde storslåethed; prægtighed αρχοντιά, μεγαλοπρέπεια grandeza härrandlikkus بزرگ منشی ylhäisyys arrogance גַאֲווָה भव्यता, शाहीपन otmjenost gőg(össég) kesombongan hroki alterigia 威厳 당당함 didybė, prašmatnumas diženums; majestātiskums; kundziskums seperti raja voornaamheid, hooghartigheid staselighet, fornemhet pańskie maniery, duma, dostojeństwo لوى والى،غرور،لوړتيا senhoria mândrie, aroganţă высокомерие povýšenosť ošabnost otmenost högdragenhet, förnämhet ความสง่าผ่าเผย soyluluk 氣派，高傲 пишнота, пишність نوابی sự kiêu kỳ 气派十足，高傲

ˈLordship noun

(with His, ~Your etc) a word used in speaking to, or about, a man with the title `Lord' and also certain judges who do not have this title. Thank you, Your Lordship. lordskap سِيادَه، صاحِب السِّيادَه светлост senhoria lordstvo Seine, Eure Lordschaft Deres Exellence; Hans Exellence; Hendes Exellence εντιμότατε señoría (tema, teie) kõrgus اربابی Teidän Ylhäisyytenne Monsieur le (...); Excellence כְּבוֹד הַלוֹרד, אֲדוֹנִי הַלוֹרד श्रीमान्, प्रभुत्व, राजशक्ति gospodstvo méltóságod Yang Mulia lávarðstign; ávarpstitill eccellenza, signoria 閣下 각하, 군주의 지위 šviesybė Jūsu Augstība/Gaišība (lorda, tiesneša oficiālā uzruna) tuan edele heer Deres Nåde Lordowska Mość لويى،مشرتوب senhoria Excelenţă...; Luminăţie... (его, ваша) светлость lordstvo vaša milost lordovstvo Hans (Ers) nåd ตำแหน่งหรือฐานะขุนนางชั้นลอร์ด Lord cenapları 爵爺 світлість لارڈ کا خطاب رکھنے والے کو مخاطب کرنے کا کلمہ lối tôn xưng của giới quý tộc 爵爷

the Lord

God; Christ. Here السَّيِّد، يسوع المَسيح Господ o Senhor Bůh, Pán der Herr Gud; Herren Χριστός el Señor Jumal پروردگار Herra le Seigneur אֱלוֹהִים ईश्वर Gospodin az Úr Tuhan herrann, drottinn il Signore キリスト 구세주, 예수 Dievas, Kristus, Viešpats Dievs tuhan de Heer Vårherre; Jesus Pan (Bóg) خداى د مسيحيانو په وينا o Senhor Domnul Господь Бог; Христос Boh, Pán Gospod Gospod Herren, Gud, Frälsaren, Kristus พระเจ้า Hz. İsa 上帝，耶稣 Господь Бог; Христос خدا یا عیسی مسیح کا نام Chúa trời 老天爷，上帝，主

lord it over

to act like a lord or master towards. Don't think you can lord it over us. baasspeel يَتَسَلَّط على الآخرين държа се като господар mandar komandovat herrschen über spille herren i huset καταδυναστεύω, παριστάνω σε κπ. τον αφέντη mandonear a alguien kamandama آقا بالاسری کردن komennella traiter avec arrogance לְהִתנַהֵג כְּשָלִיט gospodariti hatalmaskodik vkivel bersikap angkuh setja sig á háan hest spadroneggiare su, farla da padrone いばる 군림하다 despotiškai elgtis su uzkundzēties; kāpt uz galvas bersikap angkuh de baas spelen over spille herre panoszyć się لويى ښودل،بابايى كول mandar a trata cu aroganţă командовать komandovať vesti se gospodovalno zapovedati kommendera, spela herre över ทำท่าเหมือนเป็นหัวหน้า hükmetmeye çalışmak 稱王，稱霸，作威作福 попихати حکم چلانا kiểm soát 称王称霸