Lord(n.)
- A hump-backed person; -- so called sportively.
Lord(n.)
- One who has power and authority; a master; a ruler; a governor; a prince; a proprietor, as of a manor.
Lord(n.)
- 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 boron, as opposed to noblemen of higher rank.
Lord(n.)
- 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.
Lord(v. i.)
- 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.