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

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]

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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!

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)

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 → señor m;

Lord Smith → Lord Smith;

the Lord → el Señor;

the (House of) Lords (BRIT) → la Cámara de los Lores

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lord [lɔːd] n → seigneur m;

Lord Smith → lord Smith;

the Lord (Rel) → le Seigneur;

my Lord (to noble) → Monsieur le comte/le baron;

(to judge) → Monsieur le juge;

(to bishop) → Monseigneur;

good Lord! → mon Dieu!

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lord [lɔːd] n (Brit) → Lord m;

Lord Smith → Lord Smith;

the Lord (Rel) → der Herr;

my lord (to bishop) → Exzellenz;

(to noble) → Mylord;

(to judge) → Euer Ehren;

good Lord! → ach, du lieber Himmel!;

the (House of) Lords (Brit) → das Oberhaus

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lord [lɔːd] n → signore m;

Lord Smith → lord Smith;

the Lord (REL) → il Signore;

the (House of) Lords (BRIT) → la Camera dei Lord