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The Meaning of lord
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(n.) A hump-backed person; -- so called sportively.
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(n.) One who has power and authority; a master; a ruler; a governor; a prince; a proprietor, as of a manor.
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(n.) A titled nobleman., whether a peer of the realm or not; a bishop, as a member of the House of Lords; by courtesy; the son of a duke or marquis, or the eldest son of an earl; in a restricted sense, a boron, as opposed to noblemen of higher rank.
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(n.) A title bestowed on the persons above named; and also, for honor, on certain official persons; as, lord advocate, lord chamberlain, lord chancellor, lord chief justice, etc.
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(n.) A husband.
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(n.) One of whom a fee or estate is held; the male owner of feudal land; as, the lord of the soil; the lord of the manor.
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(n.) The Supreme Being; Jehovah.
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(n.) The Savior; Jesus Christ.
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(v. t.) To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord.
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(v. t.) To rule or preside over as a lord.
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(v. i.) To play the lord; to domineer; to rule with arbitrary or despotic sway; -- sometimes with over; and sometimes with it in the manner of a transitive verb.
Synonyms
Godhead
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Lord
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Creator
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Maker
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Divine
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God Almighty
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Almighty
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Jehovah
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overlord
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master
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Lord
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noble
,
nobleman
Antonyms
Lady
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noblewoman
Rhymes
abhorred
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aboard
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aboveboard
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accord
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acord
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adored
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afford
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alvord
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award
,
baseboard
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billboard
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blackboard
,
board
,
bored
,
broadsword
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cardboard
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checkerboard
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chessboard
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chipboard
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chord
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clapboard
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clavichord
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clipboard
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concord
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concorde
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containerboard
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cord
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dartboard
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dashboard
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debord
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deborde
,
deplored
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dubord
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explored
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fiberboard
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fibreboard
,
fingerboard
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fjord
,
floorboard
,
floored
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foard
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ford
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forde
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gaylord
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gourd
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hardboard
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harpsichord
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headboard
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hoard
,
hord
,
horde
,
ignored
,
inboard
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jorde
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keyboard
,
landlord
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mainord
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mccord
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montford
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mopboard
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mord
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mountford
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njord
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nord
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nored
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notochord
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oared
,
ord
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outboard
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outscored
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overboard
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overlord
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paperboard
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pegboard
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plasterboard
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plourde
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pored
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poured
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prerecord
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pressboard
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reboard
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record
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revord
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reward
,
roared
,
scoreboard
,
scored
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seaboard
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shavord
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shipboard
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shored
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skateboard
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smorgasbord
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snowboard
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springboard
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stored
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storyboard
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surfboard
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sward
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switchboard
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sword
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toward
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underscored
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unexplored
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untoward
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verwoerd
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wallboard
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ward
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warde
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warlord
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warred
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washboard
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woodward