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Lord

UK/lɔːd/ US/lɔɹd/ very common slang uk
noun (3) verb (1)

noun

1.
2.

a person who has general authority over others

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3.

a titled peer of the realm

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verb

1.

Origin

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.

Phrases

  • banner lord
  • chief lord
  • crime lord
  • derived terms at lord
  • drug lord
  • drunk as a lord
  • feudal lord
  • First Lord
  • harvest lord
  • his Lord
  • my Lord
  • my Lord Duke

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