lord
[zone: 1, ipm: 433.45]
Definitions
- a man of high rank in the nobility, or somebody who has been given the title 'lord' as an honour
- a title used for some high official position in Britain
Examples
- Cromwell becomes Lord Protector until his death in 1658.
- This article was violently opposed by the earl of Nottingham, and the other lords of the tory interest.
- The bill passed by a great majority; but divers lords entered a protest.
- Lord Colchester, son of the earl of Rivers, was the first officer that deserted to the prince; and he was attended by a few of his troops.
- There are even titles that some people have, such as Lord, Duke, or Baron, that reflect the "importance" of wealth.
Collocations
- house [score: 11.59, freq: 415] (house of lords)
- chancellor [score: 10.78, freq: 65] (the lord chancellor)
- mayor [score: 10.27, freq: 39] (the lord mayor)
- feudal [score: 10.24, freq: 71] (feudal lords)
- lieutenant [score: 10.23, freq: 43] (the lord lieutenant)
- noble [score: 10.1, freq: 116] (noble lord)
- keeper [score: 10.03, freq: 32] (lord keeper)
- liege [score: 10.02, freq: 35] (liege lord)
- Carteret [score: 9.38, freq: 20] (lord Carteret)
- treasurer [score: 9.36, freq: 21] (lord high treasurer)
- chamberlain [score: 9.15, freq: 18] (lord chamberlain)
- admiral [score: 9.11, freq: 25] (lord high admiral)
- Bathurst [score: 8.91, freq: 15] (lord Bathurst)
- Sackville [score: 8.87, freq: 14] (lord George Sackville)
- impeach [score: 8.73, freq: 8] (the impeached lords)
- privy-seal [score: 8.7, freq: 12] (lord privy-seal)
- committee [score: 8.52, freq: 16] (committee of lords)
- sovereign [score: 8.16, freq: 21] (sovereign lord)
- associate [score: 7.75, freq: 6] (the associated lords)
- banish [score: 7.67, freq: 6] (the banished lords)
- Popish [score: 7.53, freq: 7] (the Popish lord)
- Fujiwara [score: 7.5, freq: 6] (powerful Fujiwara lords)
- vote [score: 7.42, freq: 6] (the lords voted)
- powerful [score: 7.17, freq: 17] (powerful lords)
- Soga [score: 6.95, freq: 4] (government-holding Soga lords)
- Whig [score: 6.79, freq: 4] (the Whig lord)
- opposition [score: 6.71, freq: 4] (opposition lord)
- adopt [score: 6.44, freq: 5] (adopted by the lords)
- Hungarian [score: 6.27, freq: 4] (Hungarian lords)
- protection [score: 6.1, freq: 4] (lord's protection)
Thesaurus
- noble [score: 0.232, freq: 2418]
- sovereign [score: 0.212, freq: 4332]
- master [score: 0.207, freq: 5587]
- minister [score: 0.199, freq: 8236]
- chief [score: 0.199, freq: 3253]
- prince [score: 0.197, freq: 12311]
- peer [score: 0.194, freq: 1082]
- gentleman [score: 0.191, freq: 2815]
- priest [score: 0.188, freq: 3171]
- bishop [score: 0.187, freq: 3355]
- ruler [score: 0.184, freq: 4465]
- parliament [score: 0.184, freq: 6645]
- baron [score: 0.182, freq: 1224]
- assembly [score: 0.18, freq: 4383]
- monarch [score: 0.18, freq: 6876]
- magistrate [score: 0.18, freq: 1890]
- general [score: 0.18, freq: 7504]
- nobleman [score: 0.179, freq: 1218]
- common [score: 0.179, freq: 1818]
- lady [score: 0.177, freq: 4031]