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lord

1. lord \'lo.(*)rd\ n [ME loverd, lord, fr. OE hla-ford, fr. hla-f loaf] + 
   weard keeper - more at LOAF, WARD 1: one having power and authority over 
   others :  1a: a ruler by hereditary right or preeminence to whom service 
   and obedienc e are due 1b: one of whom a fee or estate is held in feudal 
   tenure  1c: an owner of land or other real property  obs  1d: the male head 
   of a household  1e: HUSBAND  1f: one who has achieved mastery or who 
   exercises leadership or great power  in some area {vice ~s} cap  2a: GOD  
   2b: CHRIST  3: a man of rank or high position : as  3a: a feudal tenant 
   holding directly of the king  3b: a British nobleman : as  3b1: BARON  3b2: 
   an hereditary peer of the rank of marquess, earl, or viscount  3b3: the son 
   of a duke or a marquess or the eldest son of an earl  3b4: a bishop of the 
   Church of England  pl, cap  3c: HOUSE OF LORDS  4: - used as a British 
   title : as  4a: - used as part of an official title {Lord Advocate}  4b: - 
   used informally in place of the full title for a marquess, earl, or  
   viscount 4c: - used for a baron  4d: - used by courtesy before the name and 
   surname of a younger son of a  duke or a marquess 5: a person chosen to 
   preside over a festival 
2. lord vi : to play the lord : DOMINEER - used with it