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Lord Title Uk High People Members Christ Noun

Word3 lord
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /lɔːd/ /lɔːrd/
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  • she's married to a lord.
  • the head of the successful construction group became a lord in 1984.
  • they entered a huge hall filled with lords and ladies.
  • lord beaverbrook
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lord

(noun)/lɔːd/ /lɔːrd/
  1. (in the UK) a man of high rank in the nobility (= people of high social class), or somebody who has been given the title ‘lord’ as an honour
    • COMPARE lady
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/lady
    • She's married to a lord.
    • The head of the successful construction group became a lord in 1984.
    • They entered a huge hall filled with lords and ladies.
  2. (in the UK) the title used by a lord
    • Lord Beaverbrook
    • He was made a peer and took the title Lord Northcliffe.
  3. a title used for some high official positions in the UK
    • SEE ALSO Sea Lord
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/sea-lord
    • the Lord Chancellor
    • the Lord Mayor
    • Lord Justice Slade
  4. (in the UK) a title of respect used when speaking to a judge, bishop or some male members of the nobility (= people of high social class)
    • COMPARE lady
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/lady
  5. a powerful man in medieval Europe, who owned a lot of land and property
    • SEE ALSO drug lord
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/drug-lord
    • a feudal lord
    • the lord of the manor
  6. a title used to refer to God or Christ
    • Love the Lord with all your heart.
  7. a title used to refer to Christ
  8. (in the UK) the part of Parliament whose members are not elected by the people of the country
    • SEE ALSO the Law Lords
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/the-law-lords
    • The Lords has/have not yet reached a decision.
  9. the building where members of the House of Lords meet
  10. very drunk
  11. used to show that you are surprised, annoyed or worried about something
    • Good Lord, what have you done to your hair!
  12. used to emphasize what you are saying
    • Lord knows, I tried to teach her.
  13. used to say that you do not know the answer to something
    • ‘Why did she say that?’ ‘Lord knows!’
  14. any particular year after the birth of Christ
  15. Word Origin

    • Old English hlāford, from hlāfweard ‘bread-keeper’, from a Germanic base (see loaf (noun), ward). Compare with lady.
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