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 (see 1real 1) 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
3
: a man of rank or high position: such as
a
: a feudal tenant whose right or title comes directly from the king
4
—used as a British title: such 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
