noun

1. a person having great power and authority; ruler; master
2. the owner and head of a feudal estate
3. one's husband: now humorous
4. 1. God: with the except in direct address
   2. Jesus Christ: often with Our
5. in Great Britain
   1. a nobleman holding the rank of baron, viscount, earl, or marquess; member of the House of Lords
   2. a man who by courtesy or because of his office is given the title of Lord, as a bishop, a younger son of a duke or marquess, or a Lord Mayor
6. in Great Britain, the title of a lord, variously used: as Earl of Leicester, John Doe would be called Lord Leicester; as a baron, John, Lord Doe; as a younger son of a marquess or duke, Lord John Doe
7. this title as a form of address for a judge, bishop, or nobleman: preceded by My

Etymology: ME < OE hlaford < earlier hlafweard < hlaf (see loaf) + weard (see ward): basic sense—“loaf keeper” (i.e., one who feeds dependents): some senses infl. by use as transl. of L dominus

interjection

intransitive verb

transitive verb