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What (who) is lord - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
LORD; The Lord; The Lord (disambiguation)
lord
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APPELLATION FOR A PERSON OR DEITY WHO HAS AUTHORITY, CONTROL, OR POWER OVER OTHERS ACTING LIKE A MASTER, A CHIEF, OR A RULER
The LORD; Lordie; Laird (Lord); Hlaford; Lawd; Overlording; Over-lording; Over lording; Overlorded; Lording; Lorded; Herr (title); Grand Lord; Señorio; Lord (title); Your Lordship
(lords)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
In Britain, a lord is a man who has a high rank in the nobility, for example an earl, a viscount, or a marquis.
She married a lord and lives in this huge house in the Cotswolds...
A few days earlier he had received a telegram from Lord Lloyd.
N-COUNT; N-TITLE
2.
In Britain, judges, bishops, and some male members of the nobility are addressed as 'my Lord'.
My lord, I am instructed by my client to claim that the evidence has been tampered with.
N-VOC: my N [politeness]
3.
In Britain, Lord is used in the titles of some officials of very high rank.
He was Lord Chancellor from 1970 until 1974.
...Sir Brian Hutton, the Lord Chief Justice for Northern Ireland.
4.
The Lords is the same as the House of Lords
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It's very likely the bill will be defeated in the Lords.
N-PROPER-COLL: the N
5.
In the Christian church, people refer to God and to Jesus Christ as the Lord.
I know the Lord will look after him...
She prayed now. 'Lord, help me to find courage.'
...the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ.
N-PROPER: usu the N; N-VOC
see also Our Lord
6.
Lord is used in exclamations such as 'good Lord!' and 'oh Lord!' to express surprise, shock, frustration, or annoyance about something.
'Good lord, that's what he is: he's a policeman.'...
'They didn't fire you for drinking, did they?'-'Lord, no! I only drink beer, nowadays.'
EXCLAM [feelings]
lord
APPELLATION FOR A PERSON OR DEITY WHO HAS AUTHORITY, CONTROL, OR POWER OVER OTHERS ACTING LIKE A MASTER, A CHIEF, OR A RULER
The LORD; Lordie; Laird (Lord); Hlaford; Lawd; Overlording; Over-lording; Over lording; Overlorded; Lording; Lorded; Herr (title); Grand Lord; Señorio; Lord (title); Your Lordship
I
n. a feudal lord
II
v. to lord it over smb. ('to flaunt one's superiority over smb.')
lord
APPELLATION FOR A PERSON OR DEITY WHO HAS AUTHORITY, CONTROL, OR POWER OVER OTHERS ACTING LIKE A MASTER, A CHIEF, OR A RULER
The LORD; Lordie; Laird (Lord); Hlaford; Lawd; Overlording; Over-lording; Over lording; Overlorded; Lording; Lorded; Herr (title); Grand Lord; Señorio; Lord (title); Your Lordship
¦ noun a man of noble rank or high office.
?(Lord) (in the UK) a title given formally to a baron, and less formally to a marquess, earl, or viscount (prefixed to a family or territorial name).
?(the Lords) the House of Lords, or its members collectively.
?(Lord) (in the UK) a courtesy title given to a younger son of a duke or marquess (prefixed to a Christian name).
?a feudal superior, especially the owner of a manor house.
?(Lord) a name for God or Christ.
¦ exclamation (Lord) used in exclamations expressing surprise or worry, or for emphasis.
¦ verb (lord it over) act in a superior and domineering manner towards.
Phrases
Lord Muck see muck.
Lord (God) of hosts God as Lord over earthly or heavenly armies.
the Lord's Day Sunday.
the Lord's Prayer the prayer taught by Christ to his disciples, beginning 'Our Father'.
the Lord's Supper the Eucharist (especially in Protestant use).
My Lord (in the UK) a polite form of address to judges, bishops, and certain noblemen.
Derivatives
lordless adjective
lord-like adjective
Origin
Wikipedia
Lord (disambiguation)
Lord is a general title denoting deference applied to a male person of authority, religious or political, or a deity.
Lord or The Lord may also refer to:
Examples of use of lord
1. The others are Lord Best, Lord Griffiths, Lord Kingsdown, Lord Macdonald, Lord MacGregor, Lord Oakeshott, Lord Paul, Lord Sheldon, Lord Skidelsky and Lord Turner.
2. Lord Falconer, the Lord Chancellor, has paid tribute to former Lord Chief Justice Lord Lane who has died aged 87.
3. These included the then Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer, the former Lord Chief Justice Lord Woolf and the Government assessor of anti–terror laws Lord Carlile, he said.
4. The ennobling of Mittal and Noon would follow that of other major Labour donors including Lord Sainsbury, Lord Drayson, Lord Hamlyn, Lord Paul and Lord Bhattacharrya.
5. The other candidates were Lord Boston of Faversham, Lord Elton, Baroness Fookes, Lord Grenfell, Baroness Hayman, the Countess of Mar, Lord Redesdale, Lord Richard and Viscount Ullswater.