— lordlike , adj.
/lawrd/ , n.
1. a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
2. a person who exercises authority from property rights; an owner of land, houses, etc.
3. a person who is a leader or has great influence in a chosen profession: the great lords of banking.
4. a feudal superior; the proprietor of a manor.
5. a titled nobleman or peer; a person whose ordinary appellation contains by courtesy the title Lord or some higher title.
6. Lords , the Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal comprising the House of Lords.
7. ( cap. ) (in Britain)
a. the title of certain high officials (used with some other title, name, or the like): Lord Mayor of London.
b. the formally polite title of a bishop: Lord Bishop of Durham.
c. the title informally substituted for marquis, earl, viscount, etc., as in the use of Lord Kitchener for Earl Kitchener.
8. ( cap. ) the Supreme Being; God; Jehovah.
9. ( cap. ) the Savior, Jesus Christ.
10. Astrol. a planet having dominating influence.
interj.
11. ( often cap. ) (used in exclamatory phrases to express surprise, elation, etc.): Lord, what a beautiful day!
v.
12. lord it , to assume airs of importance and authority; behave arrogantly or dictatorially; domineer: to lord it over the menial workers.
[ bef. 900; ME lord, loverd, OE hlaford, hlafweard lit., loaf-keeper. See LOAF 1 , WARD ]