lord

noun

1. (obsolete)The master of the servants of a household; (historical) the master of a feudal manor

   “Bleſſed is that ſeruant, whome his Lord when he commeth, ſhal finde ſo doing.”

   “Por. ...But now, I was the Lord of this faire manſion, maiſter of my ſeruants, Queene oer my ſelfe[…]”

   “Lords of manors are distinguished from other land-owners with regard to the game.”

2. (archaic, obsolete)The master of the servants of a household; (historical) the master of a feudal manor

   “[…]thou worthie Lord, Of that vnworthie wife that greeteth thee”

   “Pet. Katherine, I charge thee, tell theſe head-ſtrong women, What dutie they doe owe their Lords and huſbands!”

   “Therefore Sarah laughed within her ſelfe, ſaying, After I am waxed old, ſhall I haue pleaſure, my lord being old alſo?”

   “Yes, here I am, my good friend; and here I have been so long, that anywhere else I should think it necessary to apologise; but, the truth is, that I am waiting for my lord and master.”

3. (archaic, obsolete)The master of the servants of a household; (historical) the master of a feudal manor

   “A mightie Lord of Swine!”

   “Turnus[…] Wrench'd from his feeble hold the shining Sword; And plung'd it in the Bosom of its Lord.”

   “Lord, the owner of the land in which a mine is situated is called the ‘lord’.”

4. One possessing similar mastery over others; (historical) any feudal superior generally; any nobleman or aristocrat; any chief, prince, or sovereign ruler; in Scotland, a male member of the lowest rank of nobility (the equivalent rank in England is baron)

   “It is a pytuouse case... whan subjectes rebell agaynst their naturall lorde.”

   “Man over men He made not Lord.”

5. (historical)One possessing similar mastery over others; (historical) any feudal superior generally; any nobleman or aristocrat; any chief, prince, or sovereign ruler; in Scotland, a male member of the lowest rank of nobility (the equivalent rank in England is baron)
6. One possessing similar mastery over others; (historical) any feudal superior generally; any nobleman or aristocrat; any chief, prince, or sovereign ruler; in Scotland, a male member of the lowest rank of nobility (the equivalent rank in England is baron)

   “Men myghten lordis knowe”

   “If such persone bee of the estate of a Lord, as Duc, Marques, Erle, Viscount or Baron.”

   “Princes, and noble Lords: What anſwer ſhall I make to this baſe man?”

   “In origination of our Engliſh name Lord, vvhereby vve and the Scots ſtile all ſuch as are of the Greater Nobilitie i. Barons, as alſo Biſhops, its not eaſie to ſatisfie you.”

   “The Englishman of to-day still dearly loves a lord.”

7. (obsolete, uncommon)One possessing similar mastery over others; (historical) any feudal superior generally; any nobleman or aristocrat; any chief, prince, or sovereign ruler; in Scotland, a male member of the lowest rank of nobility (the equivalent rank in England is baron)

   “1526, W. Bonde, Pylgrimage of Perfection, i. sig. Bviiiv Farre excellyng the state of lordes, erles, dukes or kynges.”

   “The Marquess played off the two Lords and the Baronet against his former friend.”

8. One possessing similar mastery in figurative senses (esp. as lord of ~)

   “O wityng bath god and ill Ȝee suld be lauerds at ȝour will.”

   “The sonne is the lorde of planetes.”

   “Love is Lord of all.”

   “The masterful wind was up and out, shouting and chasing, the lord of the morning.”

   “But are you still master of your domain? I am king of the county. You? Lord of the manor.”

9. One possessing similar mastery in figurative senses (esp. as lord of ~)

   “The Tobacco Lords were a group of Scottish merchants and slave traders who in the 18th century made enormous fortunes by trading in tobacco.”

   “Oh, Oh! The cotton Lords are tearing!”

10. The heavenly body considered to possess a dominant influence over an event, time, etc.

    “The assendent, & eke the lord of the assendent, may be shapen for to be fortunat or infortunat, as thus, a fortunat assendent clepen they whan þat no wykkid planete, as Saturne or Mars, or elles the tail of the dragoun, is in þe hows of the assendent.”

11. (British, obsolete, slang)A hunchback.

    “Lord, a very crooked, deformed... Person.”

12. (Australia, British, obsolete)Sixpence.

    “Twenty years ago you might hear a sixpence described as a ‘Lord’ meaning ‘Lord of the Manor’; that is, a tanner.”

13. A formal title of the lesser British nobility, used for a lord of the manor or Lord Proprietor.
14. A generic title used in reference to any peer of the British nobility or any peer below the dignity of duke and (as a courtesy title) for the younger sons of dukes and marquesses (see usage note).

    “How do you do, Lord Darlington?”

15. Similar formal and generic titles in other countries.
16. An additional title added to denote the dignity of certain high officials, such as the "Lord Mayors" of major cities in the British Commonwealth
17. The elected president of a festival.
18. A high priest.

verb

1. (ambitransitive)To domineer or act like a lord.

   “The grisly toadstool grown there might I see, / And loathed paddocks lording on the same.”

2. (transitive)To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord; to grant the title of lord.

   “He being thus lorded / Not only with what my revenue yielded, / But what my power might else exact, […] / he did believe / He was indeed the Duke”

name

1. (countable, uncountable)The Abrahamic deity of the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic faiths.

   “The breath of worldly men cannot depose, The deputy elected by the Lord.”

   “Their act emphasized their acceptance of Islam as their new allegiance and the forsaking of the true and Living God, Jehovah (the LORD), with devotion to the moon god idol Allah. Abram was given a new name, as well, by the LORD.”

2. (Judaism, countable, uncountable)The Abrahamic deity of the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic faiths.
3. (countable, uncountable)The Abrahamic deity of the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic faiths.

   “Some trust in charets, and some in horses: but wee will remember the Name of the Lord our God.”

4. (countable, uncountable)Jesus Christ, God the Son.

   “Therfore I doe you to vnderſtand that no má ſpeaking in the Spirit of God, ſaith anáthema to IESVS. And no man can ſay, Our Lord IESVS: but in the holy Ghoſt.”

   “How loyal in the following of thy Lord!”

5. (countable, uncountable)Any other deity particularly important to a religion or a worshipper.

   “...and our Lord [the Horned God] as Master, Father, and Sage.”

6. (countable, uncountable)An English surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for someone who either acted as if he were a lord or had worked in a lord's household.
7. Typographical variant of Lord, particularly in English translations of the Bible.

   “O Lord our Lord [translating יְהוָ֤ה אֲדֹנֵ֗ינוּ (y'hvh 'adonéinu)], how meruelous is thy name in the whole earth! Becauſe thy magnificence is eleuated, aboue the heauens.”

   “And the LORD God [translating יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהִ֔ים (y'hvh 'elohím)] ſaid, It is not good that the man ſhould be alone: I will make him an helpe meet for him.”

   “And the LORD [translating יְהוָה֙ (y'hvh)] ſaid vnto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And hee ſaid, I know not: Am I my brothers keeper?”

   “Then ſaid Dauid to the Philiſtine, Thou commeſt to mee with a ſword, and with a ſpeare, and with a ſhield: but I come to thee in the Name of the LORD of hoſtes [translating יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֔ות (y'hvh ts'va'oth)], the God of the armies of Iſrael, whom thou haſt defied.”

intj

1. An interjection variously expressing astonishment, surprise, resignation.

   “O Lord I must laugh.”

   “Lord, lord, Carrados, the tragic monotony of your elderly professional nonentity!”