lord

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But if they go to the local miller, the miller takes your grain, grinds it, and then takes the lord's cut right there.

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terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

Meaning at a glance

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noun

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

noun

a person who has general authority over others

noun

a titled peer of the realm

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for lord.

noun

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

See also: Godhead, Lord, Creator, Maker, Divine, Almighty, Jehovah

noun

a person who has general authority over others

noun

a titled peer of the realm

verb

make a lord of someone

Example sentences

But if they go to the local miller, the miller takes your grain, grinds it, and then takes the lord's cut right there.

Nimrod was the great grandson of Noah, and he is mentioned in the book of Genesis as "a mighty hunter before the lord.

Good lord, is the point of this kind of thing to see how much money you can move from your food budget into your health care budget?Of all the places to save money, food is the absolute last on my list.

A man in a canoe comes by and ask's him to jump on and he declines, saying that the lord God will save me, a man in a speedboat comes by and he declines again, saying that the lord God will save me, a cruise liner comes by and he declines again and straight after he drowns.

Why, when these leaders are allowed to lord it over us as they see fit, should they suddenly develop scruples in gathering information that only serves to enhance their power to do what we are already letting them do without so much as a peep of principled opposition?Privacy is in significant peril, and it is a serious loss when Groklaw goes down over this issue.