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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

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

Proud; haughty; imperious; insolent

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(especially in Our Lord) Jesus Christ

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(used absolutely in monotheism: the Lord) God

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The rendering of comparable (especially feudal) aristocratic ranks elsewhere (e.g. marquis, count)

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A British aristocratic title used as a form of address for a marquess, earl or viscount; the usual style for a baron; a courtesy title for a younger son of a duke or marquess

How do you do, Lord Darlington?.

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The House of Lords

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A title for certain high officials and dignitaries such as Lord Mayor; a title for a British Anglican (arch)bishop whose see entitled to a seat in the House of Lords

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Elected president of a festival

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An affectionate term for one's boyfriend or husband

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An aristocrat, a man of high rank in a feudal society or in one that retains feudal forms and institutions

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A person having formal authority over others, a ruler

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A titled nobleman or aristocrat

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Domineer or act like a lord

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

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{v} to domineer, to rule haughtily

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{n} GOD, a title of honor, master, husband

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{n} pride, haughtiness, dignity, state

LORD

The Lord

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

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

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{i} Supreme Being, God; Jesus Christ

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An aristocratic title used as a form of address for a marquis, earl, or viscount; the usual style for a baron; a courtesy title for a younger son of a duke or marquis; a title for certain high officials and dignitaries such as Lord Mayor; a title for a bishop

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

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The Savior; Jesus Christ

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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 baron, as opposed to noblemen of higher rank

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The Lords is the same as the House of Lords. It's very likely the bill will be defeated in the Lords

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Noun (Plural: Lords) Prefix used for male members of the nobility in the United Kingdom

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

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feelings Lord is used in exclamations such as `good Lord!' and `oh Lord!' to express surprise, shock, frustration, or annoyance about something. `Good lord, that's what he is: he's a policeman.' `They didn't fire you for drinking, did they?' --- `Lord, no! I only drink beer, nowadays.'. lord it over sb to behave in a way that shows you think you are better or more powerful than someone else. Lord's Supper Bentinck William Henry Cavendish Lord Lord Byron Cange Charles du Fresne Lord du Lord Chamberlain's Men Churchill Randolph Henry Spencer Lord Coligny Gaspard II de lord de Châtillon Darnley Henry Stewart Lord DuLhut Daniel Greysolon Lord Lord Kelvin lord chancellor Lord Dunmore's War Lord's Prayer Menuhin Yehudi Lord Menuhin of Stoke d'Abernon Lord Nelson North of Kirtling Frederick Lord Roberval Jean François de la Rocque lord de Russell William Russell Lord Thomas Isiah Lord III Vaugelas Claude Favre lord de Weingartner Paul Felix lord von Münzberg Lord Beaverbrook Lord Curzon Henrique infante prince de Portugal duque duke de Viseu senhor lord da Covilha Lord Palmerston Alfred Lord Tennyson

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The master of a household

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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

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(n ) UnrA, oonray

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To rule or preside over as a lord

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A hump-backed person; so called sportively

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{i} master, ruler; one who owns land; very influential person; nobleman, aristocrat

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A person enjoying great respect in a community

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Title of honor for the God

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

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The Supreme Being; Jehovah

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(Micah 1: 1) The proper or covenant name of God Hebrew "Yahweh" (the Self Existent One)

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A nobleman The word lord is a contraction of hlaford (Saxon for “loaf-author” or “bread-earner”) Retainers were called hlaf-ætas, or “bread-eaters ” Verstegan suggests hlaf-ford, “bread-givers ” (See Lady ) We have in Anglo-Saxon hlaf-ord, hlaford-gift (lordship), hlaford- less (lordless), hlafordom (dominion), and many more similar compounds Lord, a hunchback (Greek, lord-os, crooked) Generally “My lord ”

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A husband

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A Kithain rôle, held only by Sidhe They are the rulers of the Realms See Underhill Rôles

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Represents the Hebrew name Yahweh (traditionally represented by Jehovah)

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In Britain, a lord is a man who has a high rank in the nobility, for example an earl, a viscount, or a marquis. She married a lord and lives in this huge house in the Cotswolds A few days earlier he had received a telegram from Lord Lloyd

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politeness In Britain, judges, bishops, and some male members of the nobility are addressed as `my Lord'. My lord, I am instructed by my client to claim that the evidence has been tampered with

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A lord (lowercase) is any male person A Lord (capital) is a lord who has received his Award of Arms, and it is also his title

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terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

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A person who has great power and authority Ruler

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a titled peer of the realm

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a person who has general authority over others

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In Britain, Lord is used in the titles of some officials of very high rank. He was Lord Chancellor from 1970 until 1974. Sir Brian Hutton, the Lord Chief Justice for Northern Ireland

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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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a titled peer of the realm make a lord of someone

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{f} rule, control; be arrogant; act like a lord

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In the Christian church, people refer to God and to Jesus Christ as the Lord. I know the Lord will look after him She prayed now. `Lord, help me to find courage.' the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ. see also Our Lord

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make a lord of someone

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An affectionate term for ones boyfriend or husband

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anyone holding land with feudal tenants was a lord, that is, a landlord, whether a king or lowliest landholder Lordship here simply refers to his tenurial position Only if he were a peer of the realm, no matter what degree, would he be referred to as Lord Cockburn -- Ivor West Not all lords were Barons Some had multiple titles A lord is generally known by the family's superior title, and his son by the next superior title, until the father dies, when the son takes on the superior title, and his son is known by the lesser title For example, today, Earl Spencer's son is known as Lord Althrop, being Viscount Althrop, another of the family's (lesser) titles When Princess Diana was married, she was escorted up the isle by her father, the then Earl Spencer, while her brother was still Viscount Althrop -- Renia Simmons See also HOUSE OF LORDS

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