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Lord
noun
-
Lord
God
,
especially
in
Christian
,
Jewish
,
or
Islamic
traditions
•
The
choir
sang
praises
to
the
Lord
during
the
Sunday
service
.
The
choir
sang
praises
to
the
Lord
during
the
Sunday
service
.
•
Before
eating
,
they
thanked
the
Lord
for
their
meal
.
Before
eating
,
they
thanked
the
Lord
for
their
meal
.
Use
of
"
Lord
"
to
translate
Hebrew
"
Adonai
"
and
Greek
"
Kyrios
"
in
early
English
Bible
translations
.
interjection
used
to
express
surprise
,
shock
,
annoyance
,
or
concern
•
Lord
!
That
lightning
strike
was
close
.
Lord
!
That
lightning
strike
was
close
.
•
Lord
,
I
nearly
dropped
the
wedding
cake
!
Lord
,
I
nearly
dropped
the
wedding
cake
!
A
shortened
form
of
invocations
like
"
Oh
,
Lord
!" ,
re-interpreted
as
a
general
exclamation
.
lord
noun
a
man
who
holds
a
high
hereditary
or
appointed
title
,
often
owning
land
and
having
social
or
political
power
•
The
villagers
knelt
as
the
lord
rode
past
on
his
horse
.
The
villagers
knelt
as
the
lord
rode
past
on
his
horse
.
•
Every
spring
,
the
lord
held
a
grand
feast
in
the
great
hall
.
Every
spring
,
the
lord
held
a
grand
feast
in
the
great
hall
.
Old
English
hlāford
,
originally
meaning
"
bread-keeper
"
or
"
loaf-guardian
,"
referring
to
the
head
of
a
household
who
provided
food
.
noun
(
old-fashioned
)
a
man
who
owns
land
or
property
and
has
authority
over
the
people
living
or
working
there
•
The
tenant
begged
the
lord
not
to
raise
the
rent
again
.
The
tenant
begged
the
lord
not
to
raise
the
rent
again
.
•
In
the
novel
,
the
cruel
lord
evicted
whole
families
without
mercy
.
In
the
novel
,
the
cruel
lord
evicted
whole
families
without
mercy
.
Extended
from
the
feudal
sense
of
a
titled
noble
to
any
powerful
landowner
,
especially
before
modern
tenancy
laws
.
lord it over
verb
to
act
superior
to
someone
and
make
them
feel
less
important
•
She
always
lords
it
over
her
coworkers
when
she
gets
a
promotion
.
She
always
lords it over
her
coworkers
when
she
gets
a
promotion
.
•
Stop
lording
it
over
me
just
because
you
can
drive
.
Stop
lording it over
me
just
because
you
can
drive
.
From
the
noun
"
lord
",
carrying
the
idea
of
someone
acting
as
a
master
over
others
.