Definitions

lord

[lawrd] / lɔrd /

NOUN

master

Synonyms

STRONG

aristocrat baron bishop captain commandant commander count dad don duke earl governor king leader liege magnate marquis monarch nobility noble nobleman overlord parliamentarian patrician peer potentate prince royalty ruler seigneur sovereign superior viscount

WEAK

man upstairs old man

Antonyms

STRONG

commoner follower inferior servant

Example Sentences

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Questions have been raised about a judge's decision to postpone a hearing, and the lord advocate has faced accusations of corruption.

From BBC

In May 2008, she became the UK's and Leicester's first Asian female lord mayor.

From BBC

Tory and Labour MSPs rounded on the lord advocate in the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday.

From BBC

The lord advocate said the memo had not been requested by the government and insisted ministers had not been granted "preferential access".

From BBC

Since the last Olympics, this jumping, spinning, backflipping sensation had lorded over figure skating.

From The Wall Street Journal