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Synonyms for lord

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

2. Master

master, overlord

3. Sovereign — the master of the servants of a household; (historical) the master of a feudal manor The owner of a house…

sovereign, proprietor, drighten rare

Verb

1. Made a lord

invest, elevate, ennoble

Other

domineer rare, nobilitate dated

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The master of the servants of a household; (historical) the master of a feudal manor The owner of a house, piece of land, or other possession

  2. n. 2

    One possessing similar mastery over others; (historical) any feudal superior generally; any nobleman or aristocrat; any chief, prince, or sovereign ruler; in Scotland, a male member of the lowest rank of nobility (the equivalent rank in England is baron)

  3. n. 3

    One possessing similar mastery over others; (historical) any feudal superior generally; any nobleman or aristocrat; any chief, prince, or sovereign ruler; in Scotland, a male member of the lowest rank of nobility (the equivalent rank in England is baron) A feudal tenant holding his manor directly of the king

  4. v. 1

    To domineer or act like a lord.

Forms

Plural
lords → noblemen, nobles, magnates, grands…
Past participle
lorded
e.g. lorded → invested, elevated, ennobled, domineered…

Example sentences

  • noble The country was governed by a French noble family.
  • magnate Sami was an Egyptian shipping magnate.
  • nobleman A canopy is a roof, while a marquess is a nobleman.
  • master It is difficult for foreigners to master Japanese.
  • overlord As the overlord, he controlled vast territories.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
lordrising
noblefalling
magnaterising
noblemanrising
mastersteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
god1
4 letters
peer1
5 letters
grand1, noble2, ruler2, liege1
6 letters
master2, heaven2, invest2, tanner2
7 letters
husband2, elevate3, magnate2, ennoble3
8 letters
nobleman3, overlord3, sixpence, domineer3, drighten, seignior
9 letters
sovereign2
10 letters
proprietor4, nobilitate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (noble2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
seigneur