lord

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)

• In this colony he is lord of life and death.

  In dieser Kolonie ist er der Herr über Leben und Tod.

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The master of the servants of a household; (historical) the master of a feudal manorselten

The master of the servants of a household; (historical) the master of a feudal manor; The male head of a household, a father or husbandselten

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 possessionselten

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 kingselten

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 peer of the realm, particularly a temporal oneselten

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 baron or lesser nobleman, as opposed to greater onesselten

One possessing similar mastery in figurative senses — esp. as lord of ~selten

One possessing similar mastery in figurative senses (esp. as lord of ~); A magnate of a trade or professionselten

The heavenly body considered to possess a dominant influence over an event, time, etcselten