lord

¹lord

noun \ˈlȯrd\

Definition of LORD

1

: one having power and authority over others: a : a ruler by hereditary right or preeminence to whom service and obedience are due b : one of whom a fee or estate is held in feudal tenure c : an owner of land or other real property d obsolete : the male head of a household e : husband f : one that has achieved mastery or that exercises leadership or great power in some area <a drug lord>

2

capitalized a : god 1 b : jesus

3

: a man of rank or high position: as a : a feudal tenant whose right or title comes directly from the king b : a British nobleman: as (1) : baron 2a (2) : a hereditary peer of the rank of marquess, earl, or viscount (3) : the son of a duke or a marquess or the eldest son of an earl (4) : a bishop of the Church of England c plural capitalized : house of lords

4

—used as a British title: as a —used as part of an official title <Lord Advocate> <Lord Mayor> b —used informally in place of the full title for a marquess, earl, or viscount c —used for a baron d —used by courtesy before the name and surname of a younger son of a duke or a marquess

5

: a person chosen to preside over a festival

Examples of LORD

1. He became a lord upon the death of his father.
2. <as lords of the local real estate scene, they own nearly all of the city's prime pieces of property>

Origin of LORD

Middle English loverd, lord, from Old English hlāford, from hlāf loaf + weard keeper — more at loaf, ward

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to LORD

Synonyms: baron, captain, czar (also tsar or tzar), king, lion, magnate, mogul, monarch, Napoleon, prince, tycoon

Related Words: big boy, big cheese, bigfoot, biggie, big gun, big shot, big wheel, bigwig, fat cat, figure, heavy, heavyweight, honcho, kahuna, main man, mover and shaker, nabob, nawab, notable, personage, pooh-bah (also poo-bah), supremo [chiefly British], VIP; celebrity, personality, star, superstar; deity, demigod, god

Near Antonyms: half-pint, lightweight, small-timer; inferior, subordinate, underling; nobody, nothing, zero

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Rhymes with LORD

board, chord, cord, cored, floored, ford, gourd, hoard, horde, oared, pored, sward, sword, ward