Lord

See also LORD, lord, Lords, and Lord's

English

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /lɔːd/, X-SAMPA: /lO:d/
• (GenAm) IPA: /lɔɹd/, X-SAMPA: /lOrd/

Proper noun

Lord (plural Lords)

1. (used absolutely in monotheism: the Lord) God
2. (Christianity) (especially in Our Lord) Jesus Christ
3. (Wicca) The Horned God.
   • 2002, A. J. Drew, Wicca for Couples: Making Magick Together, page 89

     ...and our Lord as Master, Father, and Sage.

   • 2003, A. J. Drew, Patricia Telesco, God/Goddess: Exploring and Celebrating the Two Sides of Wiccan Deity, page 38

     In respect to our Lord (God), these are the less known Master, Father, and Sage.

4. (in the plural) The House of Lords.

Usage notes

• When used to refer to God/Christ, "Lord" is sometimes written in all capital letters as "LORD", or in all small capitals as "LORD", or with an initial capital followed by small capitals as "LORD".

Derived terms

• (God, Christ): Lord's Day, Lord's Prayer, Lord's Supper, Lord's table, Lord's Table

Translations

God

• Afrikaans: Here (af)
• Arabic: رب (ar) (rabb) m, الرب (ar) (ar-rább) m
• Armenian: Տեր (hy) (Ter)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 上帝 (cmn) (Shàngdì), 主 (cmn) (zhǔ)

• Czech: Pán (cs) m
• Danish: Herre (da)
• Dutch: de Heer
• Esperanto: Sinjoro (eo), Eternulo (eo)
• Finnish: Herra (fi)
• French: Seigneur (fr) m
• Galician: Señor (gl) m
• German: Herr (de) m, Gott (de) m
• Greek: Κύριος (el) (Kírios) m
• Indonesian: Tuhan (id)
• Irish: Tiarna (ga) m
• Italian: Signore (it) m

• Japanese: 上帝 (ja) (じょうてい, Jōtei), 主 (ja) (じゅ, Ju), 神様 (ja) (かみさま, Kamisama)
• Khmer: ព្រះជាម្ចាស់ (km) (preah jea mjas)
• Korean: 주 (ko) (Ju)
• Latvian: Kungs (lv)
• Luxembourgish: Här (lb)
• Macedonian: Господ (mk) (Góspod) m
• Maltese: Sinjur
• Mongolian: Эзэн (mn) (Ezen)
• Navajo: Bóhólníihii
• Norwegian: Herre (no) m
• Portuguese: Senhor (pt) m
• Russian: Господь (ru) (Gospód') m
• Scottish Gaelic: Tighearna (gd) m
• Sotho: Morena (st)
• Spanish: Señor (es) m
• West Frisian: Heare (fy)

Jesus

• Armenian: Տեր (hy) (Ter)
• Danish: Herre (da)
• Dutch: Onze Lieve Heer
• Esperanto: Sinjoro (eo)
• Finnish: Herra (fi)
• German: Herr (de) m
• Greek: Κύριος (el) (Kýrios) m
• Irish: Tiarna (ga) m
• Italian: Signore (it) m

• Japanese: 主 (ja) (Ju)
• Korean: 주 (ko)
• Latvian: Kungs (lv)
• Macedonian: Господ (mk) (Góspod) m
• Maltese: Sidna
• Navajo: Bóhólníihii
• Norwegian: Herre m
• Portuguese: Senhor m
• Scottish Gaelic: Tighearna (gd) m
• Spanish: Señor (es) m

Noun

Lord (plural Lords)

1. A British aristocratic title used as a form of address for a marquess, earl or viscount; the usual style for a baron; a courtesy title for a younger son of a duke or marquess
   • 1893 — Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere's Fan i 1

     How do you do, Lord Darlington?

2. The rendering of comparable (especially feudal) aristocratic ranks elsewhere (e.g. marquis, count)
3. A title for certain high officials and dignitaries such as Lord Mayor; a title for a British Anglican (arch)bishop whose see entitled to a seat in the House of Lords
4. Elected president of a festival.
5. (Wicca) A high priest

Derived terms

• lording, lordling, lordly, Lord of misrule, lordship, milord
• (British titles): Lord Advocate, Lord Bishop, Lord Chancellor, Lord High Constable, Lord Mayor

Related terms

• laird

Coordinate terms

• (Wicca): Lady

Translations

British aristocratic title

• Arabic: لورد (ar) (lord) m
• Danish: lord (da)
• Dutch: Lord (nl)
• Finnish: Ylhäisyys (fi)
• French: lord (fr) m
• German: Lord (de) m, Herr (de) m
• Greek: λόρδος (el) (lórdos) m

• Irish: Tiarna (ga) m
• Khmer: ឡដ (km) (lord), សម្ដេច (km) (somdach)
• Latvian: lords (lv)
• Macedonian: лорд (mk) (lórd) m, господар (mk) (góspodar) m
• Norwegian: herre (no) m
• Scottish Gaelic: Tighearna (gd) m

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• Dutch: heer des huizes (nl)
• Khmer: ប្ដី (km) (bdey)
• Macedonian: стопан (mk) (stópan) m
• Maltese: Sid (mt) m
• Breton: Aotrou
• French: monsieur m, seignieur m
• Icelandic: Drottinn m, guð m

• Welsh: Arglwydd

See also

• Lady
• Grace
• peer
• sire

Statistics

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