ALL meanings of lord
lord
L l - noun lord a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler. 1
- noun lord a person who exercises authority from property rights; an owner of land, houses, etc. 1
- noun lord a person who is a leader or has great influence in a chosen profession: the great lords of banking. 1
- noun lord a feudal superior; the proprietor of a manor. 1
- noun lord a titled nobleman or peer; a person whose ordinary appellation contains by courtesy the title Lord or some higher title. 1
- noun lord Lords, the Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal comprising the House of Lords. 1
- noun lord (initial capital letter) the title of certain high officials (used with some other title, name, or the like): Lord Mayor of London. the formally polite title of a bishop: Lord Bishop of Durham. the title informally substituted for marquis, earl, viscount, etc., as in the use of Lord Kitchener for Earl Kitchener. 1
- noun lord (initial capital letter) the Supreme Being; God; Jehovah. 1
- noun lord (initial capital letter) the Savior, Jesus Christ. 1
- noun lord Astrology. a planet having dominating influence. 1
- idioms lord lord it, to assume airs of importance and authority; behave arrogantly or dictatorially; domineer: to lord it over the menial workers. 1
- noun lord Used in exclamations expressing surprise or worry, or for emphasis. 1
- noun lord ruler 1
- noun lord peer, member of nobility 1
- countable noun lord In Britain, a lord is a man who has a high rank in the nobility, for example an earl, a viscount, or a marquis. 0
- countable noun lord In Britain, judges, bishops, and some male members of the nobility are addressed as 'my Lord'. 0
- noun lord In Britain, Lord is used in the titles of some officials of very high rank. 0
- proper noun lord The Lords is the same as the House of Lords. 0
- countable noun lord In former times, especially in medieval times, a lord was a man who owned land or property and who had power and authority over people. 0
- proper noun lord In the Christian church, people refer to God and to Jesus Christ as the Lord. 0
- countable noun lord If you describe a man as the lord of a particular area, industry, or thing, you mean that he has total authority and power over it. 0
- noun lord a person who has power or authority over others, such as a monarch or master 0
- noun lord a male member of the nobility, esp in Britain 0
- noun lord (in medieval Europe) a feudal superior, esp the master of a manor 0
- noun lord a husband considered as head of the household (archaic except in the facetious phrase lord and master) 0
- noun lord a planet having a dominating influence 0
- verb lord to make a lord of (a person) 0
- verb lord to act in a superior manner towards (esp in the phrase lord it over) 0
- noun lord a title given to God or Jesus Christ 0
- noun lord a title given to men of high birth, specifically to an earl, marquess, baron, or viscount 0
- noun lord a courtesy title given to the younger sons of a duke or marquess 0
- noun lord the ceremonial title of certain high officials or of a bishop or archbishop 0
- exclamation lord an exclamation of dismay, surprise, etc 0
- noun lord a person having great power and authority; ruler; master 0
- noun lord the owner and head of a feudal estate 0
- noun lord one's husband 0
- noun lord God 0
- noun lord Jesus Christ 0
- noun lord in Great Britain 0
- noun lord a nobleman holding the rank of baron, viscount, earl, or marquess; member of the House of Lords 0
- noun lord a man who by courtesy or because of his office is given the title of Lord, as a bishop, a younger son of a duke or marquess, or a Lord Mayor 0
- noun lord in Great Britain, the title of a lord, variously used 0
- noun lord this title as a form of address for a judge, bishop, or nobleman 0
- interjection lord used to express surprise or irritation 0
- intransitive verb lord to act like a lord; rule 0
- verb transitive lord to make a lord of 0
- noun lord (Obsolete (No longer in use)) The master of the servants of a household; (historical) the master of a feudal manor. 0
- noun lord One possessing similar mastery over others; (historical) any feudal superior generally; any nobleman or aristocrat; any chief, prince, or sovereign ruler. 0
- noun lord One possessing similar mastery in figurative senses (esp. as lord of ~). 0
- noun lord (astrology) The heavenly body considered to possess a dominant influence over an event, time, etc. 0