Lord

  • 41lord — lordlike, adj. /lawrd/, n. 1. a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler. 2. a person who exercises authority from property rights; an owner of land, houses, etc. 3. a person who is a leader or has great… …

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  • 42lord — (Voz inglesa.) ► sustantivo masculino Título de honor que se da en el Reino Unido a los pares del reino y a los miembros de la cámara alta. IRREG. plural lores * * * lord (del ingl. «lord», señor; pl. «lores») m. Título que usan, antepuesto al… …

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  • 43lord — [[t]lɔ͟ː(r)d[/t]] ♦♦ lords, lording, lorded 1) N COUNT; N TITLE In Britain, a lord is a man who has a high rank in the nobility, for example an earl, a viscount, or a marquis. She married a lord and lives in this huge house in the Cotswolds... A… …

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  • 44Lord, my —    In modem times this form of address would be heard most frequently in a supreme court in Britain, addressed to a judge. It also remains the formal way of addressing a nobleman below the rank of duke, and a Roman Catholic bishop. There is an… …

    A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

  • 45Lord — n., int., & v. n. 1 a master or ruler. 2 hist. a feudal superior, esp. of a manor. 3 a peer of the realm or a person entitled to the title Lord, esp. a marquess, earl, viscount, or baron. 4 (Lord) (often prec. by the) a name for God or Christ. 5… …

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  • 46lord — n., int., & v. n. 1 a master or ruler. 2 hist. a feudal superior, esp. of a manor. 3 a peer of the realm or a person entitled to the title Lord, esp. a marquess, earl, viscount, or baron. 4 (Lord) (often prec. by the) a name for God or Christ. 5… …

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  • 47lord — lord1 [ lɔrd ] noun * 1. ) Lord a name that Christians use for talking about God or Jesus Christ: Praise the Lord! 2. ) count a man who has a high rank in the British ARISTOCRACY (=highest social class). A woman of the same rank is called a lady …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 48lord — land·lord; land·lord·ism; land·lord·ly; land·lord·ry; land·lord·ship; lord; lord·ing; lord·less; lord·let; lord·li·ly; lord·li·ness; lord·ling; lord·ol·a·try; lord·ship; mi·lord; over·lord·ship; un·lord; war·lord·ism; lord·ly; …

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  • 49lord — I UK [lɔː(r)d] / US [lɔrd] noun Word forms lord : singular lord plural lords ** 1) the Lord a name that Christians use for talking about God or Jesus Christ Praise the Lord! 2) [countable] a man who has a high rank in the British aristocracy (=… …

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  • 50lord — noun a man of noble rank or high office. ↘(Lord) (in the UK) a title given formally to a baron, and less formally to a marquess, earl, or viscount (prefixed to a family or territorial name). ↘(the Lords) the House of Lords, or its members… …

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