Definition of lord

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Lord (v. i.) 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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Possessory :: Possessory (a.) Of or pertaining to possession, either as a fact or a right; of the nature of possession; as, a possessory interest; a possessory lord..
Dominical :: Dominical (n.) The Lord's day or Sunday; also, the Lord's prayer..
Rent :: Rent (n.) A certain periodical profit, whether in money, provisions, chattels, or labor, issuing out of lands and tenements in payment for the use; commonly, a certain pecuniary sum agreed upon between a tenant and his landlord, paid at fixed intervals by the lessee to the lessor, for the use of land or its appendages; as, rent for a farm, a house, a park, etc..
Greencloth :: Greencloth (n.) A board or court of justice formerly held in the counting house of the British sovereign's household, composed of the lord steward and his officers, and having cognizance of matters of justice in the household, with power to correct offenders and keep the peace within the verge of the palace, which extends two hundred yards beyond the gates..
Communication :: Communication (n.) Participation in the Lord's supper.
Liege :: Liege (a.) Sovereign; independent; having authority or right to allegiance; as, a liege lord..
Sergeanty :: Sergeanty (n.) Tenure of lands of the crown by an honorary kind of service not due to any lord, but to the king only..
Corvee :: Corvee (n.) An obligation to perform certain services, as the repair of roads, for the lord or sovereign..
Black Rod :: Black Rod () the usher to the Chapter of the Garter, so called from the black rod which he carries. He is of the king's chamber, and also usher to the House of Lords..
Dominical :: Dominical (a.) Indicating, or pertaining to, the Lord's day, or Sunday..
Cottier :: Cottier (n.) In Great Britain and Ireland, a person who hires a small cottage, with or without a plot of land. Cottiers commonly aid in the work of the landlord's farm..
Consubstantiation :: Consubstantiation (n.) The actual, substantial presence of the body of Christ with the bread and wine of the sacrament of the Lord's Supper; impanation; -- opposed to transubstantiation..
Parousia :: Parousia (n.) The nativity of our Lord.
Lordly :: Lordly (adv.) In a lordly manner.
Lordkin :: Lordkin (n.) A little lord.
Raglan :: Raglan (n.) A loose overcoat with large sleeves; -- named from Lord Raglan, an English general..
Chiefrie :: Chiefrie (n.) A small rent paid to the lord paramount.
Aid :: Aid (v. t.) A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his lord on special occasions.
Lorded :: Lorded (imp. & p. p.) of Lor.
Seigniory :: Seigniory (n.) The power or authority of a lord; dominion.
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