See Also: Lord(dictionary)
Our Lord(dictionary)
M'lord(dictionary)
LORD' S DAY(law)
lord(2)(dictionary)
lord(1)(dictionary)
LORD'S DAY(law)
LORD(law)
LOrd(medicine)
Lord's Supper, the(dictionary)

lord(2) (iou)



lord verb. ME.
[from the noun.]
verb intrans. Exercise lordship, have dominion. ME-L15.
verb trans. Be or act as lord of; control, manage, rule. Now rare. LME.
verb intrans. & (chiefly) trans. with it. Behave in a lordly manner, assume airs of grandeur; domineer. Freq. foll. by over. M16.
P. Ustinov A mad monk lording it over an alleged parliament. A. Burgess Laurence..from the second class..was able to observe Magnus lording it in first.
verb trans. Confer the title of Lord on; ennoble; address or speak of as 'lord'. E17.