Definitions for LORD
lɔrdlord

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 4 votes

1. Godhead, Lord, Creator, Maker, Divine, God Almighty, Almighty, Jehovahnoun

   terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

2. overlord, master, lordnoun

   a person who has general authority over others

3. Lord, noble, noblemanverb

   a titled peer of the realm

4. lordverb

   make a lord of someone

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.3 / 4 votes

1. lordnoun

   The master of a household.

2. lordnoun

   A person having formal authority over others, a ruler.

3. lordnoun

   A person enjoying great respect in a community.

4. lordnoun

   An aristocrat, a man of high rank in a feudal society or in one that retains feudal forms and institutions.

5. lordnoun

   An owner, a master.

6. lordnoun

   A titled nobleman or aristocrat

7. lordnoun

   An affectionate term for one's boyfriend or husband.

8. lordverb

   Domineer or act like a lord.

9. Lordnoun

   A British aristocratic title used as a form of address for a marquess, earl or viscount; the usual style for a baron; a courtesy title for a younger son of a duke or marquess

10. Lordnoun

    The rendering of comparable (especially feudal) aristocratic ranks elsewhere (e.g. marquis, count)

11. Lordnoun

    A title for certain high officials and dignitaries such as Lord Mayor; a title for a British Anglican (arch)bishop whose see entitled to a seat in the House of Lords

12. Lordnoun

    Elected president of a festival.

13. Lordnoun

    A high priest

14. Lordnoun

    (used absolutely in monotheism: the Lord) God

15. Lordnoun

    (especially in Our Lord) Jesus Christ

16. Lordnoun

    The Horned God.

17. Lordnoun

    The House of Lords.

18. Etymology: From lord, loverd, lhoaverd, from hlaford, hlafweard, from hlaf + weard. Compare also lady. More at loaf, ward.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LORDnoun

   Etymology: hlaford , Saxon.

   1. Monarch; ruler; governour.

   Man over man
   He made not lord. John Milton.

   Of Athens he was lord. John Dryden, Knight’s Tale.

   We have our author’s only arguments to prove, that heirs are lords over their brethren. John Locke.

   They call’d their lord Actæon to the game,
   He shook his head in answer to the name. Addison.

   O’er love, o’er fear, extends his wide domain,
   Unconquer’d lord of pleasure and of pain. Va. of hu. Wishes.

   2. Master; supreme person.

   But now I was the lord
   Of this fair mansion, master of my servants,
   Queen o’er myself; and even now, but now,
   This house, these servants, and this same myself
   Are yours, my lord. William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice.

   3. A tyrant; an oppressive ruler.

   Now being assembled into one company, rather without a lord than at liberty to accomplish their misery, they fall to division. John Hayward.

   ’Tis death to fight, but kingly to controul
   Lord-like at ease, with arbitrary pow’r,
   To peel the chiefs, the people to devour. Dryden.

   4. A husband.

   I oft in bitterness of soul deplor’d
   My absent daughter, and my dearer lord. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.

   5. One who is at the head of any business; an overseer.

   Grant harvest lord more by a peny or two,
   To call on his fellows the better to doo. Thomas Tusser, Husb.

   6. A nobleman.

   Thou art a lord, and nothing but a lord. William Shakespeare.

   7. A general name for a peer of England.

   Nor were the crimes objected against him so clear, as to give convincing satisfaction to the major part of both houses, especially that of the lords. Charles I .

   8. A baron.9. An honorary title applied to offices; as, lord chief justice, lord mayor, and lord chief baron.

2. To Lordverb

   To domineer; to rule despotically.

   Unrighteous lord of love! what law is this,
   That me thou makest thus tormented be?
   The whiles she lordeth in licentious bliss
   Of her free will, scorning both thee and me. Edmund Spenser.

   I see them lording it in London streets. William Shakespeare.

   Those huge tracts of ground they lorded over begat wealth, wealth ushered in pride. James Howell, Vocal Forest.

   They had by this possess’d the tow’rs of Gath,
   And lorded over them whom now they serve. John Milton, Ag.

   I should choose rather to be tumbled into the dust in blood, bearing witness to any known truth of our lord, than by a denial of truths, through blood and perjury, wade to a sceptre, and lord it in a throne. Robert South, Sermons.

   But if thy passions lord it in thy breast,
   Art thou not still a slave? John Dryden, Persius.

   The valour of one man th’ afflicted throne
   Imperial, that once lorded o’er the world,
   Sustain’d. Philips.

   The civilizers! the disturbers say,
   The robbers, the corrupters of mankind!
   Proud vagabonds! who make the world your home,
   And lord it where you have no right. Ambrose Philips, Briton.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lordnoun

   a hump-backed person; -- so called sportively

2. Lordnoun

   one who has power and authority; a master; a ruler; a governor; a prince; a proprietor, as of a manor

3. Lordnoun

   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

4. Lordnoun

   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

5. Lordnoun

   a husband

6. Lordnoun

   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

7. Lordnoun

   the Supreme Being; Jehovah

8. Lordnoun

   the Savior; Jesus Christ

9. Lordverb

   to invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord

10. Lordverb

    to rule or preside over as a lord

11. Lordverb

    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

12. Etymology: [OE. lord, laverd, loverd, AS. hlford, for hlfweard, i. e., bread keeper; hlf bread, loaf + weardian to look after, to take care of, to ward. See Loaf, and Ward to guard, and cf. Laird, Lady.]

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1. Lord

   Lord is a deferential appellation for a person or deity who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler. In only a few cases is "lord" a substantive title in itself, most commonly that of the Lord of the Manor and certain vestigial titles from the age of feudalism such as Lord of Mann, in other cases it is a generic term applied, for example, to persons who hold a title of the peerage or persons entitled to courtesy titles, or to refer to a group or body of peers.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lord

   lawrd, n. a master: a superior: a husband: a ruler: the proprietor of a manor: a baron: a peer of the realm: the son of a duke or marquis, or the eldest son of an earl: a bishop, esp. if a member of parliament: (B.) the Supreme Being, Jehovah (when printed in capitals): a name also applied to Christ.—v.t. to raise to the peerage.—v.i. to act the lord: to tyrannise.—ns. Lord′liness; Lord′ling, a little lord: a would-be lord—also Lord′ing, Lord′kin.—adj. Lord′ly, like, becoming, or pertaining to a lord: dignified: haughty: tyrannical—also adv.—ns. Lordol′atry, excessive worship of nobility; Lords′-and-lā′dies, a popular name for the common arum (q.v.); Lord's′-day, the first day of the week; Lord′ship, state or condition of being a lord: the territory belonging to a lord: dominion: authority; Lord's′-sup′per, the sacrament of the communion, instituted at our Lord's last supper.—Lord-lieutenant of a county (see Lieutenant); Lord-lieutenant Of Ireland, a viceroy or deputy of the sovereign to whom the government of Ireland is nominally committed; Lord of misrule (see Misrule); Lords of Session, the judges of the Scotch Court of Session; Lords Ordinary, the five judges forming the outer house of the Court of Session; Lords spiritual, the archbishops and bishops in the House of Lords—opp. to Lords temporal, the peers proper.—House of Lords, the upper house in the two branches of the British parliament, consisting of the lords spiritual and temporal. [M. E. loverd, laverd—A.S. hláford—hláf, a loaf, bread, weard, warder.]

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1. LORD

   What does LORD stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the LORD acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LORD

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lord is ranked #1535 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Lord surname appeared 23,405 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 8 would have the surname Lord.
   
   88.1% or 20,641 total occurrences were White.
   5.3% or 1,255 total occurrences were Black.
   3% or 721 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.8% or 440 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.9% or 215 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.5% or 133 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • God
   • Ennoble
   • Ruler

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'LORD' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #702

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'LORD' in Written Corpus Frequency: #627

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'LORD' in Nouns Frequency: #245

How to pronounce LORD?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say LORD in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of LORD in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of LORD in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of LORD in a Sentence

1. Charles Haddon Spurgeon:

   The Lord gets His best soldiers out of the highlands of affliction.

2. Horace:

   Who then is free? The one who wisely is lord of themselves, who neither poverty, death or captivity terrify, who is strong to resist his appetites and shun honors, and is complete in themselves smooth and round like a globe.

3. Wesley D'Amico:

   O Lord Jesus, thank you for carrying my cross.”

4. AiR:

   God is not Someone You can See with Your Eyes God is not on the Earth or in the Skies Those Who Realize God are Conscious of God In everything they see they can feel the Lord!

5. Jesus Christ:

   It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

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