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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Lord \Lord\, n. [OE. lord, laverd, loverd, AS. hl[=a]ford, for
hl[=a]fweard, i. e., bread keeper; hl[=a]f bread, loaf +
weardian to look after, to take care of, to ward. See {Loaf},
and {Ward} to guard, and cf. {Laird}, {Lady}.]
1. One who has power and authority; a master; a ruler; a
governor; a prince; a proprietor, as of a manor.
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But now I was the lord
Of this fair mansion. --Shak.
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Man over men
He made not lord. --Milton.
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2. 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 baron, as opposed to
noblemen of higher rank. [Eng.]
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3. 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. [Eng.]
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4. A husband. "My lord being old also." --Gen. xviii. 12.
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Thou worthy lord
Of that unworthy wife that greeteth thee. --Shak.
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5. (Feudal Law) 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.
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6. The Supreme Being; Jehovah.
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Note: When Lord, in the Old Testament, is printed in small
capitals, it is usually equivalent to Jehovah, and
might, with more propriety, be so rendered.
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7. (Christianity) The Savior; Jesus Christ.
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{House of Lords}, one of the constituent parts of the British
Parliament, consisting of the lords spiritual and
temporal.
{Lord high chancellor}, {Lord high constable}, etc. See
{Chancellor}, {Constable}, etc.
{Lord justice clerk}, the second in rank of the two highest
judges of the Supreme Court of Scotland.
{Lord justice general}, or {Lord president}, the highest in
rank of the judges of the Supreme Court of Scotland.
{Lord keeper}, an ancient officer of the English crown, who
had the custody of the king's great seal, with authority
to affix it to public documents. The office is now merged
in that of the chancellor.
{Lord lieutenant}, a representative of British royalty: the
{lord lieutenant of Ireland} being the representative of
royalty there, and exercising supreme administrative
authority; the {lord lieutenant of a county} being a
deputy to manage its military concerns, and also to
nominate to the chancellor the justices of the peace for
that county.
{Lord of misrule}, the master of the revels at Christmas in a
nobleman's or other great house. --Eng. Cyc.
{Lords spiritual}, the archbishops and bishops who have seats
in the House of Lords.
{Lords temporal}, the peers of England; also, sixteen
representative peers of Scotland, and twenty-eight
representatives of the Irish peerage.
{Our lord}, Jesus Christ; the Savior.
{The Lord's Day}, Sunday; the Christian Sabbath, on which the
Lord Jesus rose from the dead.
{The Lord's Prayer}, (Christianity) the prayer which Jesus
taught his disciples, also called the {Our Father}.
--Matt. vi. 9-13.
{The Lord's Supper}.
(a) The paschal supper partaken of by Jesus the night
before his crucifixion.
(b) The sacrament of the eucharist; the holy communion.
{The Lord's Table}.
(a) The altar or table from which the sacrament is
dispensed.
(b) The sacrament itself.
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