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# lord

«lord» in Mova's school dictionary: **a man of high rank, especially a noble in the UK, and the…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a lord, lords; the Lord); exclamation (Lord! Good Lord!)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A lord is a man of high rank, especially a noble in the UK, and the title for such a man (Lord Smith). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lord/#m1)

2) A man who has power over others, like a lord in a castle in history. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lord/#m2)

3) The Lord is a name for God in Christianity. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lord/#m3)

4) (exclamation) «Lord!» or «Good Lord!» shows surprise or worry; some people find it disrespectful. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lord/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

Used in history (lords and knights), UK government (the House of Lords), religion and stories (The Lord of the Rings). Phrases: «lord it over someone» (act bossy and superior).

### examples

- The lord lived in a large castle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lord/#x1)
- In history, peasants worked the lord's land. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lord/#x2)
- Good Lord, look at the mess! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lord/#x3)
- The House of Lords is part of the UK Parliament. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lord/#x4)
- He lords it over his little brother. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lord/#x5)
- The Lord of the Rings is a famous book. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lord/#x6)
- "Glory be to Thee, O Lord! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lord/#x7)

### note

Capital L for titles and for God. Female equivalent: lady. «Lord it over» is informal and negative. Using «Lord!» as an exclamation can offend religious people.

### In the corpora

- [Balkis explains it was her plan, and that she was wise «First, O my Lord, because I loved you».](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/97-justso-butterfly-2-the-butterfly-stamps-and-the-book-ends/13/)
- ["The good Lord willing" means if God allows it, that is, if nothing goes wrong.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/31-drinking-drugs-religion-fate/16/)
- [Samuel was told: «People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart».](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/8-ruth-and-david-and-goliath/10/)
- [Psalm 23 begins «The Lord is my shepherd» and pictures God leading, feeding and protecting, even through the darkest valley.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/11-psalms-and-proverbs/7/)
- [The Shema says: "Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one."](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/30-judaism/15/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «lord» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lord/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.