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Added 8 October 2026

lord

/lɔːd/ noun

In Latin: dominus Wiktionary

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The master of the servants of a household; the master of a feudal manor The male head of a household, a father or husband. The owner of a house, piece of land, or other possession
The male head of a household, a father or husband.
The owner of a house, piece of land, or other possession

verb

To domineer or act like a lord.
To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord; to grant the title of lord.

Origin

From Middle English lord and lorde (attested from the 15th century), from earlier (14th century) lourde and other variants which dropped the intervocalic consonant of earlier lowerd, louerd, loverd, laford, and lhoaverd; from Old English hlāford < hlāfweard, a compound of hlāf (“bread”) + weard (“guardian”); see loaf and ward. The term was already being applied broadly prior to the literary development of Old English and was influenced by its common use to translate Latin dominus.

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