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Определение overlord в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь
- A ruler of other rulers
The various tribal chieftains met each spring to elect an overlord that would lead them in time of war.
- Anyone with overarching power or authority in a given domain
The crusty old professor was overlord of the history department, and few dared to cross his will.
- one who holds supremacy over another
- 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
- a person who has general authority over others
- 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
- One who is lord over another or others; a superior lord; a master
- {i} superior ruler (especially in feudal system); one with great influence
- benevolent overlord
- A person in a position of power
- overlordship
- The position or quality of being an overlord
- Operation Overlord
- the secret name given to the Allied invasion of northwest Europe, on D-Day 1944
- overlords
- plural of overlord
- overlordship
- Lordship or supremacy of a person or a people over others
- overlordship
- the position of overlord
- overlordship
- {i} state of being an overlord; position of one who rules with great influence and authority (sometimes in a domineering or tyrannical way)
Связанные Термины
overlord
Расстановка переносов
o·ver·lordТурецкое произношение
ōvırlôrdПроизношение
/ˈōvərˌlôrd/ /ˈoʊvɜrˌlɔːrd/
Этимология
[ 'O-v&r-"lord ] (noun.) 13th century. over- + lordResimler
История
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