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English rendering of vidame

Title of the regent for the king(dom) of England and/or king(dom) of Scotland

English rendering of temporary regent, acting for the absent monarchic head of state

Lord Chamberlain of the Household

Title of the head of state of the Commonwealth (republic) which replaced the British monarchy during the parliamentarian supremacy after the execution of the Stuart king, only born by Oliver Cromwell and by his son and designated heir Richard Cromwell, followed by the restoration of the kingdom

(Kanun) The Lord Chamberlain or Lord Chamberlain of the Household is one of the chief officers of the Royal Household in the United Kingdom, and is to be distinguished from the Lord Great Chamberlain, one of the Great Officers of State. The Lord Chamberlain is always a peer and a privy councillor, and before 1782 was of Cabinet rank. Until 1924 the position was a political one. The Lord Chamberlain is the chief functionary of the court, and is generally responsible for organizing all court functions; he is considered the "senior official" of the Royal Household

lord chamberlain

lord chief justice

The head of the judiciary and President of the Courts

lord's day

Sunday, considered as a holy day by Christians

lord's prayer

(Din) The prayer taught by Christ to his disciples, beginning with ‘Our Father’

lord's prayer

(Din) The Lord's Prayer, also known as the Our Father or Pater noster is probably the best-known prayer in Christianity. On Easter Sunday 2007 it was estimated that 2 billion Protestant, Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox Christians read, recited, or sang the short prayer in hundreds of languages in houses of worship of all shapes and sizes. Although many theological differences and various modes and manners of worship divide Christians, according to Fuller Seminary professor Clayton Schmit "there is a sense of solidarity in knowing that Christians around the globe are praying together…, and these words always unite us."

Lord Advocate

the most important official in Scotland's legal system. The Lord Advocate chooses new judges, suggests new laws, and decides whether or not a law needs to be changed

Lord Beaverbrook

a powerful and successful British businessman and politician, who was born in Canada. He owned The Daily Express and other newspapers, and also had several important positions in the British government (1879-1964)

Lord Byron

an English writer of romantic and satirical poetry, including Childe Harold's Pilgrimage and Don Juan. He is also famous for his romantic life, which included many love affairs, and for his death of fever in Greece while fighting against the Turks for Greek independence (1788-1824)

Lord Byron

{i} George Gordon Byron (1788-1824), early 19th century English poet

Lord Chamberlain

in the UK, the person in charge of managing the royal household (=the people who live with and work for the King or Queen)

Lord Chancellor

highest judicial official in Britain

Lord Chancellor

The presiding officer of the House of Lords. the most important official in the legal system of England and Wales. The Lord Chancellor gives legal advice to the King or Queen, chooses new judges, and decides whether or not a law needs to be changed. He is also the speaker of the House of Lords and an important member of the UK government. British official who heads the judiciary and presides over the House of Lords. Until the 14th century the chancellor served as royal chaplain and king's secretary. The office acquired a more judicial character in the reign of Edward III (1327-77). Most of the office's power, exemplified in the administrations of St. Thomas Becket died 1170 and Thomas, Cardinal Wolsey died 1530 , ceased to exist centuries ago. The judicial work of contemporary chancellors is confined to the House of Lords and the Privy Council. As speaker of the House of Lords, the chancellor states the question and takes part in debates

Lord Chancellor's Department

a British government department, headed by the Lord Chancellor, which is in charge of the legal system and the courts in England and Wales, and is responsible for choosing judges. There is a similar department in the US called the Department of Justice

Lord Charles Cornwallis

a British military leader who was in charge of the British army during the American Revolutionary War. He later became Governor-General of India (1738-1805)

Lord Chief Justice

a judge who is second in importance to the Lord Chancellor in the legal system of England and Wales. The Lord Chief Justice is the judge in charge of cases which are judged at a Court of Appeal

Lord Dunmore's War

(1774) Attack by Virginia militia on the Shawnee in Kentucky. The militiamen seized Fort Pitt on the western border, renaming it after their royal governor, Lord Dunmore, who had ordered attacks against the Shawnee, seen as a threat to white settlers then spreading into the Indian hunting grounds. Defeated at the Battle of Point Pleasant, the Shawnee signed a treaty giving up their hunting grounds. The war was probably started to divert Virginians from disagreements with royal administrators; as such, it has been called the first battle of the American Revolution

Lord George Byron

(1788-1824) early 19th century English poet, Lord Byron

Lord Jim

{i} novel written by Joseph Conrad about a young British sailor named Jim who is on a ship full of pilgrims travelling to Mecca for the hajj

Lord Lieutenant

in the UK, an official who represents the King or Queen in a county. The Lord Lieutenant has no real power, but performs ceremonial duties

Lord Mayor's Banquet

a banquet (=formal dinner) held in the Guildhall, London, every year after the new Lord Mayor of London has been elected. Many important people are invited to this banquet, including the Prime Minister, who makes a speech to mark the occasion

Lord Mayor's Show

a street parade in which the new Lord Mayor of London travels in a golden carriage through the streets of London

Lord Norman Foster

who has won many prizes for his designs, and works mainly in a very modern high-tech style (1935- ) a British architect (=someone who designs buildings)

Lord Peter Wimsey

the main character in the books by Dorothy L. Sayers. He is an English lord who is also a detective, and he is very good at solving crimes

Lord Privy Seal

an important member of the British cabinet who is not responsible for a particular government department

Lord Privy Seal

appointee to a ceremonial post guarding the national seal

Lord Protector

the title used by Oliver Cromwell and later by his son Richard Cromwell when they were in charge of the government of Britain at the time when it was a republic (1649-59)

Lord Rayleigh

{i} John William Strutt Rayleigh, Third Baron Rayleigh (1842-1919), English physicist, winner of the 1904 Nobel Prize in Physics for investigating of the densities of the most important gases and for his discovery of the element argon

Lord Reith

a British administrator who was the first general manager of the BBC (1922-27) and its first director-general (1927-38). He had a great influence on the development of broadcasting in the UK, expected high standards, and believed that radio and television should 'educate, inform and entertain' (1889-1971)

Lord Robert Baden-Powell

a British army officer who is known for starting the scout organizations such as the Scouts and the Guides (1857-1941)

Lord Tennyson Alfred

known as Alfred, Lord Tennyson born Aug. 6, 1809, Somersby, Lincolnshire, Eng. died Oct. 6, 1892, Aldworth, Surrey English poet, the leading poet of the Victorian age. While attending Cambridge University, Tennyson developed a deep friendship with Arthur Hallam. His reputation as a poet increased at Cambridge, and he published Poems, Chiefly Lyrical (1830). Another volume, including "The Lotos-Eaters" and "The Lady of Shalott," was published in 1832 (dated 1833). Hallam's sudden death in 1833 prompted Tennyson to write poems that eventually became part of the vast In Memoriam (1850) and lyrics that later appeared in the brooding Maud (1855), his favourite poem. Poems (1842), including "Ulysses," "Morte d'Arthur," and "Locksley Hall," followed, then The Princess (1847), a long antifeminist fantasia that includes such lyrics as "Sweet and Low" and "Tears, Idle Tears." In 1850 he married; that year he was also named poet laureate of England. Among his subsequent works are "The Charge of the Light Brigade" (1855); Idylls of the King (1859), treating the Arthurian legend; and Enoch Arden (1864). A consummate poet who was inclined to melancholy, Tennyson was also regarded as a spokesman for the educated English middle class. His works often dealt with the difficulties of an age when traditional assumptions were increasingly called into question by science and modern progress

Lord is my Shepherd

the title and first words of the Twenty-Third Psalm, one of the most famous Christian hymns (=religious songs)

Lord of Misrule

One who presided at traditional Christmas revelry in England during the 15th and 16th centuries. the name given to the person who was put in charge of the Christmas games and fun in England in the 15th and 16th centuries. Lord of Misrule, the

Lord of the Flies

a novel by William Golding about a group of boys living on a desert island (=a small island with no people living on it) after a plane accident. At first they work together and help each other, but soon they become cruel and violent towards each other (1954)

Lord of the Flies

{i} allegorical novel written by William Golding in 1954 telling the story of English schoolboys stranded on a tropical island during a time of atomic warfare who tried to govern themselves

Lord of the Rings

{i} trilogy written by the author J. R. R. Tolkien; 1978 animated film based on the Lord of the Rings novels; motion-picture series based on said trilogy

Lord of the Rings

a novel by J. R. R. Tolkien, which continues the story of The Hobbit. It takes place in a land called Middle-Earth, and has many strange magical characters in it, including the wizard Gandalf and a Hobbit called Frodo, who has to save the world from great evil (1954-55)

Lord of the Universe

God

Lord's Day

The Christian Sabbath, observed on Sunday

Lord's Prayer

The Lord's Prayer is a Christian prayer that was originally taught by Jesus Christ to his followers. The prayer taught by Jesus to his disciples. Also called Our Father. the Lord's Prayer the most important prayer of the Christian religion. Prayer taught by Jesus to his disciples and used by all Christians as the basic prayer in common worship. It appears in two forms in the New Testament: a shorter version in Luke 11: 2-4, and a longer version, part of the Sermon on the Mount, in Matthew 6: 9-13. In both contexts it is offered as a model of how to pray. It is sometimes called the Pater Noster (Latin: "Our Father") for its first two words

Lord's Supper

another name for the Eucharist

Lord's Table

The table or altar used by Christians to celebrate the Eucharist

Lord's prayer

{i} Our Father, most important Christian prayer which Jesus taught his followers (the prayer begins with the words "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name")

lord advocate

{i} chief law officer (in Scotland); public prosecutor of crimes (in Scotland); chief crown lawyer (in Scotland)

lord chancellor

the highest officer of the Crown who is head of the judiciary and who presides in the House of Lords

lord it over

act like the master of; "He is lording it over the students

lord it over

act like the master of; "He is lording it over the students"

lord lieutenant

Crown representative in a United Kingdom county

lord mayor

{i} title of the mayor in London (England); mayor of large British cities

lord of misrule

a person appointed master of revels at a Christmas celebration

lord of misrule

master of revels at traditional Christmas celebration in England during the 15th and 16th centuries

lord privy seal

the senior cabinet minister in the British Cabinet who has no official duties

chief magistrate of some large cities in Scotland

{i} title given to the head of state during the Commonwealth period in England Scotland and Ireland

lord provost

lord's day

Sunday; the Christian Sabbath

lord's prayer

the prayer that Christ gave his disciples in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6: 9-13)

lord's resistance army

a quasi-religious rebel group in Uganda that terrorized and raped women and kidnapped children who were forced to serve in the army

The Lord

Jesus Christ

The Lord

In the Old Testament, the Lord is a translation of the Vulgate Dominus and LXX ο Κύριος (the Lord/Master), commonly represents the ineffable name yhwh (יהוה, see Jehovah, Tetragrammaton), substituted with Adonai by the Jews in reading

The Lord's Anointed

Christ or the Messiah

The Lord's Anointed

A Jewish or other king by divine right

crime lord

A person who is in charge of a criminal organization

dear Lord

Expressing strong emotion, such as teariness or frustration

We thought he must have been delayed... we thought... dear Lord, he can't be dead.

drunk as a lord

Completely drunk

How he managed to light it, God knows, for he was as drunk as a lord.

feudal lord

A lord in a feudal system, who bestows fiefs on vassals

in the year of our Lord

In the Common Era; anno Domini; in some year the year of our Lord

Done in Convention by the Unanimous Consent of the States present the Seventeenth Day of September in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty seven and of the Independence of the United States of America the Twelfth.

Present participle of lord

Sir Loyd was born to succeed a petty lording or mere lordling, later a grander inheritance made that mean lusciously landed lord.

The property of being lordly; the bearing or manner of a lord

Appropriate for, or suitable to, a lord

There was one great tomb more lordly than all the rest.

praise the Lord

sterotypical exclamation used in mockery of Christianity

praise the Lord

expression of surprise, disbelief, happiness, thankfulness

praise the Lord

phrase used to thank God by Christians

with the Lord

Dead; deceased

year of our Lord

Of the Common Era; anno Domini; numbered from the once estimated first year for the birth of Jesus

{n} a little or petty lord

{n} pride, haughtiness, dignity, state

{a} proudly, haughtily, despotically

Said when you are suddenly surprised, annoyed, or worried about something

{a} proud, haughty, stately, insolent, noble

Good Lord

Good Lord! Is that the time?.

Oh Lord

Said when you are suddenly surprised, annoyed, or worried about something

the lord's prayer

(Din) The prayer taught by Christ to his disciples, beginning with ‘Our Father’

the lord's supper

(Din) The Eucharist (also known as Holy Communion, the Lord's Supper, among other names) is a rite or act of worship that most Christians perform in order to fulfill the instruction that they believe Jesus gave his disciples, at his last meal with them before being turned over to his executioners, to do "in remembrance of him" certain actions that he did at that meal

Charles du Fresne Lord du Cange

born Dec. 18, 1610, Amiens, France died Oct. 23, 1688, , Paris French scholar. Du Cange's most important works, A Glossary for Writers of Middle and Low Latin (1678) and A Glossary for Writers of Middle and Low Greek (1688), made use of his encyclopaedic knowledge not only of languages but of history, law, archaeology, and geography. His historical approach and effort to distinguish medieval vocabularies from their classical counterparts inspired later scholars to examine the development of language from a historical perspective. Frequently reedited, his dictionaries retained their usefulness through the 20th century

Claude Favre lord de Vaugelas

v. born Jan. 6, 1585, Meximieux, France died February 1650, Paris French grammarian. He played a major role in standardizing the French language of literature and of polite society. His Remarks on the French Language, Useful for Those Who Wish to Speak Well and Write Well (1647) became an authoritative guide to French usage, and his writings formed the basis of the rules for pure and elegant French promulgated by the Académie Française, of which he was an original member

Daniel Greysolon Lord DuLhut

born 1639, Saint-Germain-Laval, France died Feb. 25/26, 1710, Montreal French soldier and explorer. He made two voyages to New France before 1674 and returned to Montreal in 1675. He negotiated fur-trade agreements with Indian tribes, rescued Louis Hennepin from the Sioux, assisted count de Frontenac in the campaign against Indian allies of the British, and is credited with establishing French control over the land north and west of Lake Superior. Duluth, Minn., is named for him

Day of the Lord

(Christianity) time when God will destroy all wicked and evil and set up his kingdom on earth and will reign on earth

Felix lord von Münzberg Weingartner

born June 2, 1863, Zara, Dalmatia, Austrian Empire died May 7, 1942, Winterthur, Switz. Austrian conductor and composer. After studies in Leipzig, he came to the attention of Franz Liszt, who arranged the premiere of Weingartner's first opera at Weimar (1884). He held conducting posts at Danzig, Hamburg, and Mannheim, and he became conductor of the Berlin Opera in 1891. He succeeded Gustav Mahler as conductor of the Vienna Opera (1908-11) and stayed on with the Vienna Philharmonic until 1927. He also directed the Basel Conservatory (1927-33) and was a distinguished writer on music

First Lord of the Admiralty

person in charge of the government department dealing with naval affairs (British)

First Sea Lord

{i} admiralty, department of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence that supervises and manages the affairs of the Royal Navy

Frederick Lord North

later earl of Guilford born April 13, 1732, London, Eng. died Aug. 5, 1792, London English prime minister (1770-82). Elected to Parliament at age 22, he served as lord of the treasury (1759-65) and as chancellor of the Exchequer (1767-70). As prime minister, he gave vacillating support to both harsh and conciliatory measures toward the American colonies before the American Revolution. Although only a halfhearted supporter of the war, he was a pliant agent of George III. He resigned on hearing the news of Charles Cornwallis's defeat at the Siege of Yorktown. In 1783 he formed a brief coalition with his former Whig opponent Charles James Fox

Frederick Lord North of Kirtling

Gaspard II de lord de Châtillon Coligny

born Feb. 16, 1519, Châtillon-sur-Loing, France died Aug. 24, 1572, Paris French soldier and leader of the Huguenots in the French Wars of Religion. He served in the Italian campaign (1544), won renown for his skill and bravery, and was made admiral of France (1552). He announced his support for the Reformation in 1560, joined the fight when civil war broke out in 1562, and became sole leader of the Huguenots in 1569. Later he began to exert influence over Charles IX and came to be seen as a threat by Catherine de Médicis. After Catherine's attempt to instigate his assassination failed, she convinced the king that the Huguenots were plotting to retaliate against Charles himself. Charles then ordered the deaths of Coligny and the Huguenot leaders in the Massacre of Saint Bartholomew's Day

God the Lord of Hosts

God is the supreme leader of the entire universe (Biblical)

Henry Stewart Lord Darnley

born Dec. 7, 1545, Temple Newsom, Yorkshire, Eng. died Feb. 9/10, 1567, Edinburgh, Scot. English nobleman, second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, and father of James I. Son of Matthew Stewart, earl of Lennox (1516-71), a pretender to the Scottish throne, Henry wed his cousin Mary in 1565 despite the opposition of Elizabeth I and Scottish Protestants. It became evident, even to Mary, that superficial charm was his only positive attribute. After he played a role in the murder of Mary's secretary, David Riccio, he was himself murdered at age 21 at the instigation of James Hepburn, earl of Bothwell (1535-78), whom Mary soon married

Jean-François de la Rocque lord de Roberval

born 1500, Carcassonne, France died 1560/61, Paris French colonizer in Canada. He was a member of the court of Francis I. Appointed lieutenant general of the North American territory discovered earlier by Jacques Cartier, he was sent to colonize the region. In 1542 he reached Cartier's former headquarters at Cap Rouge, near present-day Quebec. Cartier was to have served as his guide, but he had left in 1541. The settlement was short-lived, breaking up in 1543 after a harsh winter. Mineral wealth that Roberval brought back turned out to be fool's gold and mica

Law Lord

member of the House of Lords in the United Kingdom

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy. the main character in the 19th century children's book Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886) by Frances Hodgson Burnett. He is an American boy who becomes an English lord when his father dies, and has long blond curly hair, neat clothes, and behaves well and politely

Lords

{i} House of Lords

Lords

the House of Lords, or its members considered as a group

May the Lord revenge his blood!

May God take vengeance on his death

Our Lord

Christians refer to Jesus Christ as Our Lord. Let us remember the words of Our Lord from the gospel of Mark. Jesus Christ

Paul Felix lord von Münzberg Weingartner

Randolph Lord Churchill

born Feb. 13, 1849, Blenheim Palace, near Woodstock, Oxfordshire, Eng. died Jan. 24, 1895, London British politician. Third son of the 7th duke of Marlborough, he entered the House of Commons in 1874. In the early 1880s he joined other Conservatives in forming the Fourth Party, which advocated a "Tory democracy" of progressive conservatism. In 1886, at age 37, he became leader of the House of Commons and chancellor of the Exchequer, but he resigned after his first budget was rejected. Though he had seemed destined to be prime minister, this miscalculation effectively ended his political career. He remained in the Commons until his death, but he lost interest in politics and devoted much time to horse racing. Winston Churchill was his son

Randolph Henry Spencer Lord Churchill

The Lord

LORD

The truth from the Lord of you. - The truth from the Lord of you all.

The truth from the Lord of you all. - The truth from the Lord of you.

Thomas Isiah Lord

born April 30, 1961, Chicago, Ill., U.S. U.S. basketball player, coach, and executive. He led Indiana University to a national collegiate title in 1981. As a guard for the Detroit Pistons (1981-94), he amassed 9,061 career assists and helped the team win two NBA championships (1989, 1990); he is regarded as one of the greatest point guards of all time. He subsequently became general manager and part owner of the Toronto Raptors and later coached the Indiana Pacers

Who is on the Lord's side let him come unto me

challenge made by Judah Maccabee as he recruited soldiers for the battle against the Greeks (c.170 BC)

William Lord Bentinck

born Sept. 14, 1774, Bulstrode, Buckinghamshire, Eng. died June 17, 1839, Paris, France British colonial administrator. Born to wealth and rank, he was appointed governor of Madras in 1803. Recalled in 1807 after a mutiny of Indian troops at Vellore, he pressed for the next 20 years for a chance to vindicate his name. In 1828 he was named governor-general of Bengal (in effect, of all India), and he served until 1835. He reformed the country's finances, opened up administrative and judicial posts to Indians, suppressed bands of assassins known as thugs, and abolished suttee. His policies helped pave the way to independence more than a century later

William Henry Cavendish Lord Bentinck

William Russell Lord Russell

born Sept. 29, 1639 died July 21, 1683, London, Eng. English Whig politician. A member of the House of Commons, he joined the opposition to the pro-French policies of Charles II. In 1678 he was convinced by Titus Oates's fabricated Popish Plot, and by 1680 he led the fight in the Commons to exclude Charles's brother James (later James II) from the succession. After Charles dissolved Parliament (1681), Russell continued to associate with Whig dissidents. In 1683 he was accused of participating in the Rye House Plot to murder Charles. The charges were never proved, but Russell was found guilty of treason and beheaded

Yehudi Lord Menuhin of Stoke d'Abernon Menuhin

born April 22, 1916, New York, N.Y., U.S. died March 12, 1999, Berlin, Ger. U.S.-born British violinist and conductor. Raised in San Francisco, he made his debut at age seven. In 1927 he studied with George Enescu (1881-1955) in Paris; he returned to perform to tremendous acclaim in New York the same year and went on to astound audiences worldwide with his precocious depth and proficiency. From 1959 he lived in London, but he did not become a British citizen until 1985. He directed the Bath Festival (1958-68) and the Gstaad Festival from 1956. In 1958 he founded his own chamber orchestra. Often accompanied by his pianist sister, Hephzibah (1920-81), he also made recordings with the sitarist Ravi Shankar

drug lord

The leader of a cartel or gang that illegally traffics in drugs

drunk as a lord

totally drunk, drunk to the point of losing consciousness

duque duke de Viseu senhor lord da Covilha Henrique, infante prince de Portugal

Portuguese Henrique o Navegador orig. Henrique, infante (prince) de Portugal, duque (duke) de Viseu, senhor (lord) da Covilha born March 4, 1394, Porto, Port. died Nov. 13, 1460, Vila do Infante, near Sagres Portuguese prince and patron of explorers. He helped his father, John I, capture the Moroccan city of Ceuta in 1415 and served as governor of Ceuta and later of the Portuguese province of Algarve. He established his own court at Sagres and sponsored voyages of discovery in the Madeira Islands and along the western coast of Africa. As grand master of the Order of Christ, he gained funds for backing voyages aimed at the conversion of pagans. His patronage led to the development of the Portuguese caravel and improved navigational instruments and the advancement of cartography

feudal lord

European land owner in the Middle Ages

feudal lord

a man of rank in the ancien regime

live like a lord

live a rich lifestyle, live a wealthy lifestyle

lorded

past of lord

A little lord; a lordling; a lord, in contempt or ridicule

The son of a lord; a person of noble lineage

{i} dignity, nobility; arrogance, haughtiness; state of being a lord

The state or quality of being lordly

disapproval If you say that someone's behaviour is lordly, you are critical of them because they treat other people in a proud and arrogant way. their usual lordly indifference to patients

In the manner of a lord. Showing command or nobility

Suitable for a lord; of or pertaining to a lord; resembling a lord; hence, grand; noble; dignified; honorable

{s} dignified, noble; arrogant, haughty; of or pertaining to a lord

In a lordly manner

of or befitting a lord; "heir to a lordly fortune"; "of august lineage"

Lordly means impressive and suitable for a lord. the site of a lordly mansion

having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "shaggy supercilious camels"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W L Shirer