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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
.
