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word lord
definition
noun
In Britain, a lord is a man who has a high rank in the nobility, for example an earl, a viscount, or a marquis .
She married a lord and lives in this huge house in the Cotswolds.
A few days earlier he had received a telegram from Lord Lloyd.
In Britain, judges, bishops, and some male members of the nobility are addressed as ' my Lord '.
My lord, I am instructed by my client to claim that the evidence has been tampered with.
The Lords is the same as the House of Lords .
It's very likely the bill will be defeated in the Lords.
In former times, especially in medieval times, a lord was a man who owned land or property and who had power and authority over people.
It was the home of the powerful lords of Baux.
In the Christian church, people refer to God and to Jesus Christ as the Lord .
I know the Lord will look after him.
She prayed now. 'Lord, help me to find courage.'
...the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ.
If you describe a man as the lord of a particular area, industry, or thing, you mean that he has total authority and power over it.
A century ago the aristocracy were truly lords of the earth.
...the lords of the black market.
other
In Britain, Lord is used in the titles of some officials of very high rank.
He was Lord Chancellor from 1970 until 1974.
...the head of the judiciary, the Lord Chief Justice.
inflections lordslordinglorded
cefr-level B2

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