Definitions for overlordship

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

o•ver•lordˈoʊ vərˌlɔrd(n.)

  1. a person who is lord over other lords.

  2. a person of great influence or power.

  3. (v.t.)to rule tyrannically.

Origin of overlord:

1150–1200

o′ver•lord`ship(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. overlordship(noun)

    the position of overlord

Wiktionary

  1. overlordship(Noun)

    The position or quality of being an overlord.


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