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title: overlordship — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «overlordship» in the school dictionary: Overlordship is the power or position of an overlord, a ruler who has power over other lords or kings. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# overlordship

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**Who acts:** Overlordship, ruler, Normans, Welsh princes, lesser lords, Mongols · **What happens:** be, have, claim, accept, cover, mean · **To what, where:** power, overlordship, many small kingdoms, lesser lords, tribute, Russia

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«overlordship» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 5 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [overlordship in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/overlordship.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Overlordship is the power or position of an overlord, a ruler who has power over other lords or kings.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overlordship:m1:1
# text = Overlordship is the power or position of an overlord, a ruler who has power over other lords or kings.
1	Overlordship	overlordship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	position	position	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	overlord	overlord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	ruler	ruler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
13	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
15	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
16	over	over	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	lords	lord	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	kings	king	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Overlordship | the power or position of a overlord and a ruler |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | a ruler | power |  |  |  | over other lords or kings | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent power=Patient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Normans claimed overlordship of England.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overlordship:x1:1
# text = The Normans claimed overlordship of England.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Normans	Norman	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	claimed	claim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	overlordship	overlordship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **claim** *speech: other* | past | the Normans | overlordship of England |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent overlordship=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Welsh princes had to accept the overlordship of the English king.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overlordship:x2:1
# text = Welsh princes had to accept the overlordship of the English king.
1	Welsh	welsh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	princes	prince	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	accept	accept	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	overlordship	overlordship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Welsh princes |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **accept** | to-infinitive | Welsh princes *not said here* | the overlordship of the English king |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent overlordship=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The emperor's overlordship covered many small kingdoms.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overlordship:x3:1
# text = The emperor's overlordship covered many small kingdoms.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	emperor	emperor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	overlordship	overlordship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	covered	cover	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	kingdoms	kingdom	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | past | the emperor's overlordship | many small kingdoms |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme kingdom=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Overlordship meant lesser lords paid tribute.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overlordship:x4:1
# text = Overlordship meant lesser lords paid tribute.
1	Overlordship	Overlordship	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	meant	mean	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	lesser	less	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	amod	_	_
4	lords	lord	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	paid	pay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	tribute	tribute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | past | Overlordship | lesser lords |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lord=Topic |
| 2 | **pay** | participle | lesser lords *not said here* | tribute |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tribute=Asset |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Mongols held overlordship over Russia for 200 years.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overlordship:x5:1
# text = The Mongols held overlordship over Russia for 200 years.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Mongols	Mongol	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	held	hold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	overlordship	overlordship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	over	over	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Russia	Russia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	200	200	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | past | the Mongols | overlordship |  | Russia | year |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent overlordship=Theme over russia=Location |

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