Tra từ lord - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

lord [lord lords lorded lording] noun, verb BrE [lɔːd] NAmE [lɔːrd]
noun
1. countable (in Britain) a man of high rank in the ↑nobility (= people of high social class), or sb who has been given the title ‘lord ’ as an honour
compare ↑lady
2. Lord(in Britain) the title used by a lord
•Lord Beaverbrook
3. Lorda title used for some high official positions in Britain
•the Lord Chancellor
•the Lord Mayor
•Lord Justice Slade
4. My Lord(in Britain) a title of respect used when speaking to a judge, ↑bishop or some male members of the ↑nobility (= people of high social class)
compare ↑lady
5. a powerful man in ↑medieval Europe, who owned a lot of land and property
•a feudal lord
•the lord of the manor
see also ↑overlord, ↑warlord
6. (usually the Lord)singular a title used to refer to God or Christ
• Love the Lord with all your heart.
7. Our Lordsingular a title used to refer to Christ
8. the Lordssingular + singular or plural verb = ↑House of Lords
•The Lords has/have not yet reached a decision.
compare ↑Commons
see also ↑law lord Some people may find the use of Lord in these expressions offensive.
see drunk as a lord at ↑drunk _adj., year of our Lord at ↑year

Word Origin:
Old English hlāford, from hlāfweard ‘bread-keeper’, from a Germanic base (see ↑loaf (noun), ↑ward). Compare with ↑lady.

Thesaurus:
lord noun C
•He was made a peer and took the title Lord Bellamy.
peer • • noble • • nobleman • • aristocrat • • lady •
a great/wealthy lord/noble/nobleman/aristocrat/lady
a hereditary lord/peer/noble
become a lord/peer

Example Bank:
•The law lords ruled against the government last year.
•He was made a peer and took the title Lord Northcliffe.
•She's married to a lord.
•The head of the successful construction group became a lord in 1984.
Idioms: ↑Lord knows … ▪ ↑Lord! ▪ ↑lord it over somebody ▪ ↑oh Lord!

verb
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Word Origin:
Old English hlāford, from hlāfweard ‘bread-keeper’, from a Germanic base (see ↑loaf (noun), ↑ward). Compare with ↑lady.