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- [lawrd]
- /lɔrd/
- /lɔːd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lawrd]
- /lɔrd/
Definitions of lords word
- noun lords a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler. 1
- noun lords a person who exercises authority from property rights; an owner of land, houses, etc. 1
- noun lords a person who is a leader or has great influence in a chosen profession: the great lords of banking. 1
- noun lords a feudal superior; the proprietor of a manor. 1
- noun lords a titled nobleman or peer; a person whose ordinary appellation contains by courtesy the title Lord or some higher title. 1
- noun lords Lords, the Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal comprising the House of Lords. 1
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Origin of lords
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English lord, loverd, Old English hlāford, hlāfweard literally, loaf-keeper. See loaf1, ward
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Parts of speech for Lords
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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lords popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lords usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lords
noun lords
- masters — a degree awarded by a graduate school or department, usually to a person who has completed at least one year of graduate study.
- aristocrats — Plural form of aristocrat.
- barons — a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- captains — Plural form of captain.
- commandants — Plural form of commandant.
interjection lords
- gees — Plural form of gee.