1. overlord - Noun
2. overlord - Verb
One who is lord over another or others; a superior lord; a master.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAbbot Guillaume was summoned to Avignon, where he was on 27 June, and sent to Naples to provide the advice and guidance as to the desires of the feudal overlord of Naples, His Holiness Pope Innocent VI. Source: Internet
A charter might record the names of both a subject king and his overlord on the witness list appended to the grant. Source: Internet
Adomnán, Book I, chapter I. Oswald seems to have been widely recognized as overlord, although the extent of his authority is uncertain. Source: Internet
Aelle was recognised as the first ' Bretwalda ' or overlord of southern Britain. Source: Internet
All this reinforced his position as overlord of the Crusader states, with his hegemony over Antioch and Jerusalem secured by agreement with Raynald, Prince of Antioch, and Amalric, King of Jerusalem respectively. Source: Internet
Even if Offa did not assist Beorhtric's claim, it seems likely that Beorhtric to some extent recognised Offa as his overlord shortly thereafter. Source: Internet