Lord is an appellation for a person or deity who has authority, control, or power over others, acting as a master, chief, or ruler. [1][2] The appellation can also denote certain persons who hold a title of the …

The young lord’s lawyer, a friend of Claudia, is convinced his defendant is innocent, though he fears “a jury will give him life for his tattoos and his sneer.”

In the United Kingdom the title today denotes a peer of the realm, whether or not he sits in Parliament as a member of the House of Lords. Before the Hanoverian succession, before the use of “prince” …

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.

1. To act in a domineering or superior manner: an upperclassman lording over the younger students. 2. To have a prominent or dominating position: The castle lords over the valley. 3. To rule over: lorded …

Dec 21, 2025 · /lɔrd/ /lɔd/ IPA guide Other forms: Lords Definitions of Lord noun a titled peer of the realm

• What he would do without Henry, lord knows. • Life size models of the medieval lords, and a dramatic civil war battle scene, are just some of the attractions. • Now, my lords, as to numbers. • Louie …

The House of Lords is the upper chamber of the UK Parliament and is composed of members who hold hereditary or lifetime peerage titles, as well as appointed life peers and bishops of the Church of …

an owner of land, houses, etc. a person who is a leader or has great influence in a chosen profession: the great lords of banking. World History a feudal superior; the proprietor of a manor. Government a …

In the first part of J.R.R. Tolkien?s epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, a shy young hobbit named Frodo Baggins inherits a simple gold ring. He knows the ring has power, but not that he alone holds …