1. A person who has general authority over others
   "The feudal lord demanded loyalty from his vassals";
   - overlord, master

1. Make a lord of someone
   "The king lorded his favourite courtier"
    
2. Domineer or act like a lord
   "He lorded over his employees, making them feel inferior"

1. Term referring to the Judeo-Christian God
   - Godhead, Creator, Maker, Divine, God Almighty, Almighty, Jehovah
    
2. A titled peer of the realm
   "The Lord attended the royal court regularly";
   - noble, nobleman

1. Used to express surprise;
   "Lord, it was half the price last time I was here!"";
   - bejeezus [N. Amer, informal], Christ [informal], Christmas [informal], crikey [Brit, informal], cripes [informal], cor [Brit, informal], crumbs [Brit, informal], gosh [informal], golly [informal], by George [informal], by Jove [informal], blimey [Brit, informal], gorblimey [Brit, informal], cor blimey [Brit, informal], my [informal], holy cow [informal], holy mackerel [informal], holy smoke [informal], holy moley [informal], holy moly [informal], fancy [Brit, informal], good grief [informal], goodness [informal], goodness me [informal], Gordon Bennett [informal], gracious [informal], gracious me [informal], fancy that [informal], gawd [informal], god, my word, oh, O, ah, oh boy [informal], jeez [informal], geez [informal], strewth [Brit, informal], struth [Brit, informal], yikes [informal], I'll be blowed [Brit, informal], blow me [Brit, informal], heck [informal], blooming heck [Brit, informal], jeepers [informal], jeepers creepers [informal], Lordy [informal], marry [archaic], well I never [informal], heavens [informal], good heavens [informal], my goodness [informal], Jesus [informal], bejesus [N. Amer, informal], od [archaic]

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Derived forms: lording, lorded, Lords, lords

Type of: adult male, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], ennoble, entitle, geezer [Brit, informal], gentle [archaic], God, guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], male aristocrat, man, ruler, sod [informal], Supreme Being

Antonym: Lady [Brit]

Encyclopedia: Lord, Protect My Child