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Definition of overlording in English English dictionary
- overlord
- A ruler of other rulers
The various tribal chieftains met each spring to elect an overlord that would lead them in time of war.
- overlord
- one who holds supremacy over another
- overlord
- If you refer to someone as an overlord, you mean that they have great power and are likely to use it in a bad way. We really don't want to be the overlords of the Palestinian population The running of Welsh rugby was left in chaos yesterday after a vote of no confidence in the game's overlords
- overlord
- a person who has general authority over others
- overlord
- In former times, an overlord was someone who had power over many people. Henry II was the first king to be recognized as overlord of Ireland. someone with great power over a large number of people, especially in the past
- overlord
- One who is lord over another or others; a superior lord; a master
- overlord
- Anyone with overarching power or authority in a given domain
- overlord
- {i} superior ruler (especially in feudal system); one with great influence