Definition, Meaning, Synonyms & Anagrams | English word LORD
LORD
Definitions of LORD
- One possessing similar mastery in figurative senses (esp. as lord of ~)
- A generic title used in reference to any peer of the British nobility or any peer below the dignity of duke and (as a courtesy title) for the younger sons of dukes and marquesses (see usage note).
- Similar formal and generic titles in other countries.
- An additional title added to denote the dignity of certain high officials, such as the "Lord Mayors" of major cities in the British Commonwealth
- The elected president of a festival.
- The Abrahamic deity of the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic faiths.
- (obsolete) The master of the servants of a household; (historical) the master of a feudal manor
- 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)
- (astrology) The heavenly body considered to possess a dominant influence over an event, time, etc.
- (British, slang, obsolete) A hunchback.
- (British, Australian, via Cockney rhyming slang, obsolete) Sixpence.
- (intransitive and transitive) Domineer or act like a lord.
- (transitive) To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord; to grant the title of lord.
- (Christianity) Jesus Christ, God the Son.
- (religion) Any other deity particularly important to a religion or a worshipper.
- A English surname from nicknames, originally a nickname for someone who either acted as if he were a lord or had worked in a lord's household.
- (originally an invocation) An interjection variously expressing astonishment, surprise, resignation.
- A formal title of the lesser British nobility, used for a lord of the manor or Lord Proprietor.
- (Wicca) A high priest.
- Typographical variant of Lord, particularly in English translations of the Bible.
Number of letters
4
Is palindrome
No
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