Definition of Lord

Lord A hump-backed person; -- so called sportively. One who has power and authority; a master; a ruler; a governor; a prince; a proprietor, as of a manor. A titled nobleman., whether a peer of the realm or not; a bishop, as a member of the House of Lords; by courtesy; the son of a duke or marquis, or the eldest son of an earl; in a restricted sense, a boron, as opposed to noblemen of higher rank. A title bestowed on the persons above named; and also, for honor, on certain official persons; as, lord advocate, lord chamberlain, lord chancellor, lord chief justice, etc. A husband. One of whom a fee or estate is held; the male owner of feudal land; as, the lord of the soil; the lord of the manor. The Supreme Being; Jehovah. The Savior; Jesus Christ. To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord. To rule or preside over as a lord. To play the lord; to domineer; to rule with arbitrary or despotic sway; -- sometimes with over; and sometimes with it in the manner of a transitive verb. Related Definitions: Above, Advocate, Also, An, And, Arbitrary, As, Authority, Being, Bestowed, Bishop, Boron, By, Called, Certain, Chamberlain, Chancellor, Chief, Christ, Courtesy, Despotic, Dignity, Domineer, Duke, Earl, Eldest, Estate, Fee, Feudal, For, Governor, Held, Honor, House, Husband, Has, In, Invest, Is, It, Jehovah, Jesus, Justice, Land, Lord, Male, Manner, Manor, Marquis, Master, Member, Named, Nobleman, Noblemen, Not, Of, Official, On, One, Opposed, Or, Over, Owner, Peer, Person, Play, Power, Preside, Prince, Proprietor, Rank, Realm, Restricted, Rule, Ruler, Savior, Sense, So, Soil, Sometimes, Son, Supreme, Sway, The, Title, Titled, To, Transitive, Verb, Whether, Who, Whom, With

Lord Quotations I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made straight and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together. Martin Luther King, Jr. Sweetest Lord, make me appreciative of the dignity of my high vocation, and its many responsibilities. Never permit me to disgrace it by giving way to coldness, unkindness, or impatience. Mother Teresa Common looking people are the best in the world: that is the reason the Lord makes so many of them. Abraham Lincoln The Lord prefers common-looking people. That is why he makes so many of them. Abraham Lincoln Lord, Lord, how subject we old men are to this vice of lying! William Shakespeare I prefer to be a dreamer among the humblest, with visions to be realized, than lord among those without dreams and desires. Kahlil Gibran Lord save us all from a hope tree that has lost the faculty of putting out blossoms. Mark Twain Material possessions, winning scores, and great reputations are meaningless in the eyes of the Lord, because He knows what we really are and that is all that matters. John Wooden The 1928 Republican Convention opened with a prayer. If the Lord can see His way clear to bless the Republican Party the way it's been carrying on, then the rest of us ought to get it without even asking. Will Rogers You better take care of me Lord, if you don't you're gonna have me on your hands. Hunter S. Thompson

Lord Translations lord in Dutch is lord Lord in French is monsieur lord in German is Gebieter Lord in Italian is signore lord in Italian is padrone lord in Latin is dominus domno, erus lord in Portuguese is senhor Lord in Spanish is sr lord in Swedish is lord, herre