lord
To domineer or act like a lordTo domineer or act like a lord.
» A samurai, even when he has not eaten, uses a toothpick like a lord.
Ein Samurai, selbst wenn er nichts gegessen hat, benutzt einen Zahnstocher wie ein Lord. — Manfredo
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2 senses(ambitransitive)To domineer or act like a lord.
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госпо́дствоватьgospódstvovatʹ, вла́ствоватьvlástvovatʹ
make a lord of someone
(transitive)To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord; to grant the title of lord.
Examples
363 sentencesA samurai, even when he has not eaten, uses a toothpick like a lord.
deEin Samurai, selbst wenn er nichts gegessen hat, benutzt einen Zahnstocher wie ein Lord. — Manfredo
God is the lord of time.
I've shed many tears, my lord.
He was drunk as a lord.
ruОн был пьян как сапожник. — marafon
How do you do, my lord.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English lord and lorde (attested from the 15th century), from earlier (14th ceFrom Middle English lord and lorde (attested from the 15th century), from earlier (14th century) lourde and other variants which dropped the intervocalic consonant of earlier lowerd, louerd, loverd, laford, and lhoaverd; from Old English hlāford < hlāfweard, a compound of hlāf (“bread”) + weard (“guardian”); see loaf and ward. The term was already being applied broadly prior to the literary development of Old English and was influenced by its common use to translate Latin dominus. Compare Scots laird (“lord”), preserving a separate vowel development (from northern/Scottish Middle English lard, laverd), the Old English compound hlāf-ǣta (“servant”, literally “bread-eater”), and modern English lady, from Old English hlǣfdīġe (“bread-kneader”). The Middle English word laford was borrowed by Icelandic, where it survives as lávarður. Doublet of hlaford and laird.
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Forms
lords, lording, lorded, lordedSynonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle