lord

CEFRB1

/lɔːd/

noun

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  1. 01

    noun

    A man with high rank or power, especially in Britain.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

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

Examples

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

  • The lord held absolute power over his subjects.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. One possessing similar mastery over others; (historical) any feudal superior generally; any nobleman or aristocrat; any chief, prince, or sovereign ruler; in Scotland, a male member of the lowest rank of nobility (the equivalent rank in England is baron)

  2. The male head of a household, a father or husband.

  3. The owner of a house, piece of land, or other possession

More examples

In context

  • If such persone bee of the estate of a Lord, as Duc, Marques, Erle, Viscount or Baron.

  • A mightie Lord of Swine!

  • Men myghten lordis knowe

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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 Englis...