LORD


Meaning of LORD in English

I. ˈlȯrd noun

Etymology: Middle English loverd, lord, from Old English hlāford, from hlāf loaf + weard keeper — more at loaf , ward

Date: before 12th century

1. : one having power and authority over others:

a. : a ruler by hereditary right or preeminence to whom service and obedience are due

b. : one of whom a fee or estate is held in feudal tenure

c. : an owner of land or other real property

d. obsolete : the male head of a household

e. : husband

f. : one that has achieved mastery or that exercises leadership or great power in some area

a drug lord

2. capitalized

a. : god 1

b. : Jesus

3. : a man of rank or high position: as

a. : a feudal tenant whose right or title comes directly from the king

b. : a British nobleman: as

(1) : baron 2a

(2) : a hereditary peer of the rank of marquess, earl, or viscount

(3) : the son of a duke or a marquess or the eldest son of an earl

(4) : a bishop of the Church of England

c. plural , capitalized : House of Lords

4. — used as a British title: as

a. — used as part of an official title

Lord Advocate

Lord Mayor

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

5. : a person chosen to preside over a festival

II. intransitive verb

Date: 14th century

: to act like a lord ; especially : to put on airs — usually used with it

lord s it over his friends

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.