chief lord
chief lord · chief lords
царь, верховный князь
Lehnsherr, Oberherr
Synonym of overlord: the lord of a fee immediately owed personal service or rent by a…Synonym of overlord: the lord of a fee immediately owed personal service or rent by a tenant, a tenant's liege lord.
Meaning
2 senses(historical)Synonym of overlord: the lord of a fee immediately owed personal service or rent by a tenant, a tenant's liege lord.
Most feudal obligations were owed to the chief lord of the estate, but others were owed only and directly to the king of the realm.
Synonym of overlord: a lord over other lords, a lord paramount.
The chief lord over all other lords was the king.