lord
lord is a 4-letter English word with 15 senses as noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A hump-backed person; -- so called sportively. Face value is 5 in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. A hump-backed person; -- so called sportively.
- noun. One who has power and authority; a master; a ruler; a governor; a prince; a proprietor, as of a manor.
- noun. 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.
- noun. 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.
- noun. A husband.
- noun. 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.
- noun. The Supreme Being; Jehovah.
- noun. The Savior; Jesus Christ.
- transitive verb. To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord.
- transitive verb. To rule or preside over as a lord.
- intransitive verb. 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.
- noun. terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
- noun. a titled peer of the realm
- noun. a person who has general authority over others
- verb. make a lord of someone
Synonyms
almighty, creator, divine, godhead, jehovah, maker, noble, nobleman, master, overlord
Common word forms
lords, lorded, lordly, lording, lordless
Words from these letters
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