LORD

I. noun see: loaf Date: before 12th century one having power and authority over others:, a ruler by hereditary right or preeminence to whom service and obedience are due, one of whom a fee or estate is held in feudal tenure, an owner of land or other real property, the male head of a household, husband , one that has achieved mastery or that exercises leadership or great power in some area , 2. capitalized god 1, Jesus , a man of rank or high position: as, a feudal tenant whose right or title comes directly from the king, a British nobleman: as, baron 2a, a hereditary peer of the rank of marquess, earl, or viscount, the son of a duke or a marquess or the eldest son of an earl, a bishop of the Church of England, House of Lords , 4. — used as a British title: as a. — used as part of an official title 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 a person chosen to preside over a festival, II. intransitive verb Date: 14th century to act like a ~