Complete Definition of "lord"

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English

Etymology
From OE. hlaford|hl�ford, originally literally �loaf-guardian�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/l�:d/
audio|en-us-lord.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)d|-��(r)d

Noun
wikipedia
en-noun

  1. context|Obsolete The master of a household.
  2. A person having formal authority over others, a ruler.
  3. A person enjoying great respect in a community.

#*lords of a profession

  1. An aristocrat, a man of high rank in a feudal society or in one that retains feudal forms and institutions.
  2. An owner, a master.
  3. A titled nobleman
  4. context|familiar, dated An affectionate term for one's boyfriend or husband.

Derived terms
warlord

Synonyms
(master, owner): possessor, proprietor, sovereign

See also
lady

Translations
trans-top|master of a household
Irish: tiarna m
Latin: dominus m
trans-mid
Old English: hlaford m
Scottish Gaelic: tighearna m
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trans-top|person having authority over others, a ruler
Breton: aotrou
Finnish: johtaja, hallitsija, valtias
trans-mid
Italian: signore m
Nahuatl: tecutli
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trans-top|person enjoying great respect in a community
Finnish: auktoriteetti, guru
trans-mid
Italian: autorità f
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trans-top|aristocrat, man of high rank
Aramaic:
:Syriac: ܡܪ�� (m�ry�, moryo) m
:Hebrew: �ר�� (m�ry�, moryo) m
Danish: lensherre c, hersker c, lord
Finnish: aristokraatti, ylhäisyys, lordi
French: seigneur m, monsieur m
German: Herr m
Greek: δε����η� (thespotis) m, λ��δο� (lorthos) m, ά��ον�α� (árxo[n]das) m, ε�γενή� (evyenis) m
trans-mid
Icelandic: lávarður m
Irish: tiarna m
Italian: signore m
Latin: dominus m
Nahuatl: tecutli
Old English: guma m, frea m, hlaford m
Quenya: túr m, aran m, héru m
Russian: ло�д m
Scottish Gaelic: tighearna m
Sindarin: appendix:Sindarin#B|brannon m, hír m
Welsh: arglwydd m
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trans-top|owner, master
Aramaic:
:Syriac: ܡܪ�� (m�ry�, moryo) m
:Hebrew: �ר�� (m�ry�, moryo) m
Breton: aotroù m
Danish: herre c, godsejer c
Armenian: Õ¿Õ¥Ö� (ter)
Finnish: omistaja, maanomistaja, kartanonherra, isäntä
German: Gebieter m
trans-mid
Greek: κ��ιο� (kírios) m, α�έν�η� (afé[n]dis) m
Italian: signore m
Latin: dominus m
Old English: guma m, frea m
Russian: го�подин m, вла��и�ел� m, владеле� m
Scottish Gaelic: tighearna m, triath m
Spanish: señor m
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trans-top|titled nobleman
Finnish: aatelinen, aatelismies
trans-mid
Italian: nobile m, f, nobiluomo m, nobildonna f
Nahuatl: tecutli
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trans-top|Translations to be checked
ttbc|Croatian: gospodar
ttbc|Dutch: heer, landheer
ttbc|Hungarian: úr
ttbc|Interlingua: senior
trans-mid
ttbc|Persian: FAchar|خدا (xod�)
ttbc|Portuguese: senhor m
ttbc|Slovak: pán
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Verb
en-verb

  1. context|intransitive|lang=en domineer|Domineer or act like a lord

Translations
trans-top|to lord over
Danish: spille herre
Finnish: ylvästellä, esiintyä herra|herrana, herrastella
trans-mid
Italian: dominare, governare
Slovak: pán�iť sa, rozťahovať sa
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Category:English intransitive verbs


Spanish

Noun
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  1. #English|lord (British title)

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