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Webster 1913 Edition
Lord
Lord
(lôrd)
, Noun.
[Cf. Gr. [GREEK] bent so as to be convex in front.]
A hump-backed person; – so called sportively.
[Eng.]
Richardson (Dict.).
Lord
,Noun.
1.
One who has power and authority; a master; a ruler; a governor; a prince; a proprietor, as of a manor.
But now I was the
Of this fair mansion.
lord
Of this fair mansion.
Shakespeare
Man over men
He made not
He made not
lord
. Milton.
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.]
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.]
4.
A husband.
“My lord being old also.” Gen. xviii. 12.
Thou worthy
Of that unworthy wife that greeteth thee.
lord
Of that unworthy wife that greeteth thee.
Shakespeare
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.6.
The Supreme Being; Jehovah.
☞ 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.
7.
(Christianity)
The Savior; Jesus Christ.
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.
Lord
,Verb.
T.
1.
To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord.
[R.]
Shak.
2.
To rule or preside over as a lord.
[R.]
Lord
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Lorded
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Lording
.] 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; as, rich students
. lording
it over their classmatesThe whiles she
lordeth
in licentious bliss. Spenser.
I see them
lording
it in London streets. Shakespeare
And
lorded
over them whom now they serve. Milton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Lord
LORD
,Noun.
1.
A master; a person possessing supreme power and authority; a ruler; a governor.Man over man he made not lord.
But now I was the lord of this fair mansion.
2.
A tyrant; an oppressive ruler.3.
A husband.I oft in bitterness of soul deplores my absent daughter, and my dearer lord.
My lord also being old. Gen. 18.
4.
A baron; the proprietor of a manor; as the lord of the manor.5.
A nobleman; a title of honor in Great Britain given to those who are noble by birth or creation; a peer of the realm, including dukes, marquises, earls, viscounts and barons. Archbishops and bishops also, as members of the house of lords, are lords of parliament. Thus we say, lords temporal and spiritual. By courtesy also the title is given to the sons of dukes and marquises, and to the eldest sons of earls.6.
An honorary title bestowed on certain official characters; as lord advocate, lord chamberlain, lord chancellor, lord chief justice, &c.7.
In scripture, the Supreme Being; Jehovah. When Lord, in the Old Testament, is prints in capitals, it is the translation of JEHOVAH, and so might, with more propriety, be rendered. The word is applied to Christ, Ps. 110. Col. 3. and to the Holy Spirit, 2Thess. 3. As a title of respect, it is applied to kings, Gen. 40. 2Sam. 19. to princes and nobles, Gen 42. Dan. 4. to a husband, Gen. 18. to a prophet, 1Kings 18. 2Kings 2. and to a respectable person, Gen. 24. Christ is called the Lord of glory, 1Cor. 2. and Lord of lords, Rev. 19.LORD
,Verb.
T.
LORD
,Verb.
I.
The whiles she lordeth in licentious bliss.
I see them lording it in London streets.
They lorded over them whom now they serve.