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How to pronounce lord
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What does lord mean?
nounThe master of the servants of a household; (historical) the master of a feudal manor
“Bleſſed is that ſeruant, whome his Lord when he commeth, ſhal finde ſo doing.”
The male head of a household, a father or husband.
“Pet. Katherine, I charge thee, tell theſe head-ſtrong women, What dutie they doe owe their Lords and huſbands!”
The owner of a house, piece of land, or other possession
“A mightie Lord of Swine!”
verbTo domineer or act like a lord.
“The grisly toadstool grown there might I see, / And loathed paddocks lording on the same.”
To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord; to grant the title of lord.
intjAn interjection variously expressing astonishment, surprise, resignation.
“O Lord I must laugh.”
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