lord

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1. lord - Noun

2. lord - Verb

3. lord - Interjection

4. Lord - Proper noun

Meaning

A hump-backed person; -- so called sportively.

One who has power and authority; a master; a ruler; a governor; a prince; a proprietor, as of a manor.

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.

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.

A husband.

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.

The Supreme Being; Jehovah.

The Savior; Jesus Christ.

To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord.

To rule or preside over as a lord.

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.

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To forgive does not mean to forget; to forgive means, with compassion and pain in the soul, to say: when the Last Judgment comes, I will stand up and say: do not judge him, Lord. Anthony of Sourozh

The Lord always knocks at the doors of our heart, but the devil knocks at the doors of our mind. Paisios of Mount Athos

When you lose all hope, God sends you something you didn't even expect... You just have to believe and love the Lord. Just as He loves and cares for us! Porphyrios of Kafsokalyvia

I have two masters -- God and the devil; I work for the devil until lunch then I follow the Lord. Gypsy Proverb

Pay the doctor, praise the lord. Jamaican Proverb

To the dog who has money, men say: my lord dog. Moroccan Proverb

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