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The Meaning of lord

  • (n.) A hump-backed person; -- so called sportively.
  • (n.) One who has power and authority; a master; a ruler; a governor; a prince; a proprietor, as of a manor.
  • (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.
  • (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.
  • (n.) A husband.
  • (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.
  • (n.) The Supreme Being; Jehovah.
  • (n.) The Savior; Jesus Christ.
  • (v. t.) To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord.
  • (v. t.) To rule or preside over as a lord.
  • (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 , Lord , Creator , Maker , Divine , God Almighty , Almighty , Jehovah , overlord , master , Lord , noble , nobleman

Antonyms

Lady , noblewoman

Rhymes

abhorred , aboard , aboveboard , accord , acord , adored , afford , alvord , award , baseboard , billboard , blackboard , board , bored , broadsword , cardboard , checkerboard , chessboard , chipboard , chord , clapboard , clavichord , clipboard , concord , concorde , containerboard , cord , dartboard , dashboard , debord , deborde , deplored , dubord , explored , fiberboard , fibreboard , fingerboard , fjord , floorboard , floored , foard , ford , forde , gaylord , gourd , hardboard , harpsichord , headboard , hoard , hord , horde , ignored , inboard , jorde , keyboard , landlord , mainord , mccord , montford , mopboard , mord , mountford , njord , nord , nored , notochord , oared , ord , outboard , outscored , overboard , overlord , paperboard , pegboard , plasterboard , plourde , pored , poured , prerecord , pressboard , reboard , record , revord , reward , roared , scoreboard , scored , seaboard , shavord , shipboard , shored , skateboard , smorgasbord , snowboard , springboard , stored , storyboard , surfboard , sward , switchboard , sword , toward , underscored , unexplored , untoward , verwoerd , wallboard , ward , warde , warlord , warred , washboard , woodward