How do you use the word "lord" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "lord" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "lord": And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men. The lord held absolute power over his subjects.

Lord Meaning

/lɔːd/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounThe master of the servants of a household; (historical) the master of a feudal manor

nounThe master of the servants of a household; (historical) the master of a feudal manor, The male head of a household, a father or husband.

Sentence Examples

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men.

The lord held absolute power over his subjects.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

maker noble divine

Antonyms:

lady

CEFR Practice Quiz

In medieval Europe, the ____ controlled the land and had many peasants working for him.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The wealthy ____ lived in a grand and ancient castle that overlooked the entire valley below today.

Word Origin & History

From Middle English lord and lorde (attested from the 15th century), from earlier (14th century) lourde and other variants which dropped the intervocalic consonant of earlier lowerd, louerd, loverd, laford, and lhoaverd; from Old English hlāford < hlāfweard, a compound of hlāf (“bread”) + weard (“guardian”); see loaf and ward. The term was already being applied broadly prior to the literary development of Old English and was influenced by its common use to translate Latin dominus. Compare Scots laird (“lord”), preserving a separate vowel development (from northern/Scottish Middle English lard, laverd), the Old English compound hlāf-ǣta (“servant”, literally “bread-eater”), and modern English lady, from Old English hlǣfdīġe (“bread-kneader”). The Middle English word laford was borrowed by Icelandic, where it survives as lávarður. Doublet of hlaford and laird.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"Bleſſed is that ſeruant, whome his Lord when he commeth, ſhal finde ſo doing." — 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 24:46:

"Por. ...But now, I was the Lord of this faire manſion, maiſter of my ſeruants, Queene oer my ſelfe[…]" — c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii], line 167:

"Lords of manors are distinguished from other land-owners with regard to the game." — 1766, William Blackstone, chapter 418, in Commentaries on the Laws of England, book II (Of the Rights of Things), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC:

"[…]thou worthie Lord, Of that vnworthie wife that greeteth thee" — 1594, William Shakespeare, Lucrece (First Quarto), London: […] Richard Field, for Iohn Harrison, […], →OCLC:

"Pet. Katherine, I charge thee, tell theſe head-ſtrong women, What dutie they doe owe their Lords and huſbands!" — c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene ii], line 131:

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