Synonyms for overlord
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Noun
1. Chief lord — A feudal lord directly owed rent or personal service by a tenant of subinfeudated land, a tenant's liege lord
lord, chief lord, tyrant, despot, master, liege lord dated
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- n. 1
A feudal lord directly owed rent or personal service by a tenant of subinfeudated land, a tenant's liege lord.
The tenant owed a variety of obligations to his overlord—usually including military service or serjeanty—but these were gradually converted into monetary rents.
Related words
- Is a kind of
- lord feudal lord
Forms
- Plural
- overlords → lords, tyrants, despots, masters…
Example sentences
- master It is difficult for foreigners to master Japanese.
- tyrant His father was a tyrant who maltreated his family.
- despot The despot was seen surrounded by demonstrators.
By length
- 4 letters
- lord1
- 6 letters
- master2, tyrant2, despot2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (master2 = 2 syllables).