| 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. [Middle English, from Old English hl  ford : hlf, bread + weard, guardian; see wer-3 in Indo-European roots.] |
lord
Noun
1. a person with power or authority over others, such as a monarch or master
2. a male member of the nobility
3. (in medieval Europe) a feudal superior
4. my lord a respectful form of address used to a judge, bishop, or nobleman
Verb
lord it over someone to act in a superior manner towards someone [Old English hlāford bread keeper]
Lord
Noun
1. Christianity a title given to God or Jesus Christ
2. Brit a title given to certain male peers
3. Brit a title given to certain high officials and judges
interj
an exclamation of dismay or surprise: Good Lord!
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  Lord - terms referring to the Judeo-Christian GodBlessed 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 | |
| 3. |  Lord - a titled peer of the realm 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) 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 | |
| Verb | 1. | lord - make a lord of someone |
lord
noun 1. peer, nobleman, count, duke, gentleman, earl, noble, baron, aristocrat, viscount, childe (archaic)
noun 2. ruler, leader, chief, king, prince, master, governor, commander, superior, monarch, sovereign, liege, overlord, potentate, seigneur 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 >> the Lord or Our Lord Jesus Christ, God, Christ, Messiah, Jehovah, the Almighty, the Galilean, the Good Shepherd, the Nazarene
Translations
lord [lɔːd] n (Brit) → Lord m;
the Lord (Rel) → der Herr;
my lord (to bishop) → Exzellenz;
(to noble) → Mylord;
n lord [loːd]
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 pán herre; hersker der Herr κύριος, άρχοντας gran señor isand ارباب valtias seigneur אָדוֹן, שַׁלִיט अधिपति gospodar úr penguasa herra signore 支配者 주인, 우두머리 ðeimininkas, valdovas, vieðpats kungs; valdnieks; pavēlnieks raja heer herre, hersker pan senhor stăpân, conducător повелитель pán gospodar gospodar herre, härskare หัวหน้า hâkim, efendi 貴族 володар; повелитель آقا، حاکم chúa tể 贵族
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 lord Lord der Lord λόρδος (ως τίτλος ευγένειας) Lord lord لرد lordi lord לוֹרד सामन्त plemićka titula u Velikoj Britaniji lord bangsawan lávarður lord 貴族 귀족 lordas lords (hercoga, marķīza, grāfa, barona titula īpašnieks) bangsawan British lord lord lord Lorde lord лорд lord lord lord lord ขุนนาง Lord 勛爵 лорд خطاب یافتہ پشتینی رئیس quý tộc 勋爵
3 (with capital) in the United Kingdom, used as part of several official titles the Lord Mayor. lord اللورد в титли лорд Lord Lord der Oberbürgermeister λόρδος (ως τμήμα επίσημου τίτλου) Lord lord- لرد lordi- Lord לוֹרד प्रभु, लार्डउपाधि lord lord Lord titill háttsettra Lord 閣下 고위 관직의 칭호 lordas lordmērs Datuk voornaam, hooghartig Lord (som del av tittel) lord Lorde Lord лорд Lord lord lord Lord บรรดาศักดิ์ของเจ้าหน้าที่ระดับสูงในอังกฤษ sayın (對高級管員的尊稱)大人 лорд برطانیہ میں سرکاری لقب tước hiệu của quan chức cấp cao （对高级管员的尊称）市长
adj lordly
grand or proud a lordly attitude. trots مُتَكَبِّر، بِكِبْرِياء пищен povýšený storslået; prægtig vornehm 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 orgulhoso nobil, arogant высокомерный povýšený ponosen, prevzeten otmen högdragen, förnäm สง่าผ่าเผย soylu, görkemli 貴族似的, 高傲的 властивий лорду; розкішний شاہانہ kiêu kỳ 贵族似的
n lordliness
deftig سِياده، مكانة اللورديَّه великолепие povýšenost storslåethed; prægtighed die Würde 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 senhoria mândrie, aroganţă высокомерие povýšenosť ošabnost otmenost högdragenhet, förnämhet ความสง่าผ่าเผย soyluluk 氣派十足 пишнота, пишність نوابی sự kiêu kỳ 气派十足
n Lordship
(withHis, ~Youretc) 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 lordstvo Deres Exellence; Hans Exellence; Hendes Exellence Seine,Eure Lordschaft 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 šviesybė Jūsu Augstība/Gaišība (lorda, tiesneša oficiālā uzruna) tuan edele heer Deres Nåde Lordowska Mość 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 Bůh, Pán Gud; Herren der Herr Χριστός el Señor Jumal پروردگار Herra le Seigneur אֱלוֹהִים ईश्वर Gospodin az Úr Tuhan herrann, drottinn il Signore キリスト 신, 하느님 Dievas, Kristus, Viešpats Dievs tuhan de Heer Vårherre; Jesus Pan (Bóg) 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
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 komandovat spille herren i huset herrschen über καταδυναστεύω, παριστάνω σε κπ. τον αφέντη mandonear a alguien kamandama آقا بالاسری کردن komennella avec arrogance traiter לְהִתנַהֵג כְּשָלִיט gospodariti hatalmaskodik vkivel bersikap angkuh setja sig á háan hest spadroneggiare su, farla da padrone いばる 안하 무인으로 뻐기다 despotiškai elgtis su uzkundzēties; kāpt uz galvas bersikap angkuh de baas spelen over spille herre panoszyć się mandar a trata cu aroganţă командовать komandovať vesti se gospodovalno zapovedati kommendera, spela herre över ทำท่าเหมือนเป็นหัวหน้า hükmetmeye çalışmak 稱王稱霸 попихати حکم چلانا kiểm soát 称王称霸
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