to lord
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8.2
- verb
- /lɔrd/
- Formal
- He decided to lord his new title over everyone at the party.
Examples
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After receiving his promotion, he couldn't help but lord his status over his colleagues.
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When she was made manager, she began to lord it over her team, making sure everyone knew her position.
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This is about your war with those who lord it over you.
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I can lord this over him forever.
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And he'll be able to lord it over me for the rest of my life.
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Yeah, Paul, and that means that the directors lord it over the workers.
Blog text (17) -
I mean, she spends all her time you know, creating this, this perfect image of herself just so she can lord it over people.
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The Bureau does not send us in on these cases to lord it over the local police.
Fiction book (1995) -
Isn't all this just so you can lord it... over the rest of us, boss everyone around?
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Wealthy narcissists will use that money to Lord over other people.
Synonyms
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6.8
To give someone a new official title in a formal ceremony
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7.5
To give someone a high position of power in a formal ceremony, like making them a king or queen
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8.5
Give someone a title such as lord or lady
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5.9
Give someone a title that makes them part of the noble class
Antonyms
Idioms
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9.9
An informal phrase to show hope that something will happen if nothing goes wrong
- Formal
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9.9
To die as a Christian who trusts in God and expects life after death
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Literature
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6.6
A situation where people become violent and rules break down, like in the novel
- Formal
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8.2
The year in the Christian calendar used when writing dates like AD 1865
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8.6
A senior government official in the United Kingdom who leads the courts and presides in the House of Lords
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9.9
A senior UK government official who has an old title, no set duties, and sometimes has extra responsibilities
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9.9
A senior government officer in the United Kingdom who leads the courts and chairs the House of Lords
- Archaic
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9.9
A person who holds land from someone above them and rents it to other people
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8.4
A Christian festival twelve days after Christmas to remember the visit of the wise men to the baby Jesus
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7.7
A senior government minister responsible for economic strategy, usually the prime minister
A Christian holiday marking Jesus going up to heaven forty days after Easter
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb lord comes from the noun and means to give someone the rank or title of a lord. This follows the old idea of making someone a household leader and provider.