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lord / lôrd/ • n. someone or something having power, authority, or influence: lord of the sea | lords of the jungle. ∎ (in the UK) a man of noble rank or high office; a peer. ∎ (Lord) (in the UK) a title given formally to a baron, and less formally to a marquess, earl, or viscount (prefixed to a family or territorial name): Lord Derby. ∎ (the Lords) (in the UK) the House of Lords, or its members collectively. ∎ (Lord) (in the UK) a courtesy title given to a younger son of a duke or marquess (prefixed to a Christian name): Lord John Russell. ∎ (in the UK) in compound titles of other people of authority: Lord High Executioner. ∎ hist. a feudal superior, esp. the proprietor of a manor house. ∎ a master or ruler: our lord the king. ∎ (Lord) a name for God or Christ: give thanks to the Lord. ∎ dated Astrol. the ruling planet of a sign, house, or chart. • interj. (Lord) used in exclamations expressing surprise or worry, or for emphasis: Lord, I'm cold! • v. 1. [tr.] archaic confer the title of Lord upon. 2. (lord it over) act in a superior and domineering manner toward (someone). PHRASES: live like a lord live sumptuously. Lord (God) of hosts God as Lord over earthly or heavenly armies. lord of the manor the owner of a manor house (formerly the master of a feudal manor). Lord of Misrule hist. a person presiding over Christmas games and revelry in a wealthy household. the Lord's Day Sunday. the Lord's Prayer the prayer taught by Jesus to his disciples, beginning “Our Father.” the Lord's Supper the Eucharist; Holy Communion (esp. in Protestant use). My Lord (in the UK) a polite form of address to judges, bishops, and certain noblemen. Our Lord Christ.DERIVATIVES: lord·less adj. lord·like / -ˌlik/ adj. |
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"lord." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "lord." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-lord.html "lord." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-lord.html |
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Lord Used in both OT and NT, as in addressing Moses as leader (Num. 32: 25) and masters by slaves (Matt. 18: 25); also by Jesus in reference to the authority of the Son of Man over the Sabbath (Mark 2: 28) and by others in speaking to Jesus as a person with authority (Matt. 7: 21).
In the OT ‘Lord’ is also used to translate Hebrew words for God, and in the NT it is used tentatively of Jesus, as in ‘come, our Lord’ (1 Cor. 16: 22). The formula ‘God has made him both Lord and Christ’ (Acts 2: 36) may well be an authentic phrase from the Aramaic-speaking Church of Jerusalem, for there is similar use of ‘Lord’ and ‘the Lord’ in the Dead Sea scrolls, without the pronoun ‘my’ or ‘our’. The term was a convenient bridge when the Gospel spread to gentile lands, for there were many pagan ‘lords’, and it was later used of the Roman emperor. For Paul ‘Lord’ and ‘Christ’ are almost synonymous (1 Cor. 8: 6; 1 Thess. 4: 17; 5: 12). |
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "Lord." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "Lord." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Lord.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "Lord." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Lord.html |
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lord master, ruler, †husband OE.; designation of rank XIV; peer of the realm XV. OE. hlāford, once hlāfweard, f. Gmc. *χlaib- LOAF + *ward- keeper, WARD1. The etymol. sense expresses the relation of the head of a household to his dependants who ‘eat his bread’. The word is, like LADY, a peculiarly Eng. formation. It was reduced to one syll. (XIV) by the fall of v in lōverd and contr. of the vowels.
Hence vb. XIII. lordly OE. hlāfordliċ. lordship OE. hlāfordsċipe. |
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T. F. HOAD. "lord." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "lord." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-lord.html T. F. HOAD. "lord." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-lord.html |
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lord •aboard, abroad, accord, afford, applaud, award, bawd, board, broad, chord, Claude, cord, ford, fraud, gaud, Gawd, hoard, horde, laud, lord, maraud, milord, sward, sword, toward, unawed, unexplored, unrestored, ward
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"lord." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "lord." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-lord.html "lord." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-lord.html |
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