Lord

Lord

Lord is a deferential appellation for a person or deity who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler. In only a few cases is "lord" a substantive title in itself, most commonly that of the Lord of the Manor and certain vestigial titles from the age of feudalism such as Lord of Mann, in other cases it is a generic term applied, for example, to persons who hold a title of the peerage or persons entitled to courtesy titles, or to refer to a group or body of peers.

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    If only we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the fleshpots and ate our fill of bread...
    Bible: Hebrew, Exodus 16:3.

    The Israelites.

    Most Gracious Queen, we thee implore
    To go away and sin no more,
    But if that effort be too great,
    To go away at any rate.
    —Anonymous. “On Queen Caroline,” in Diary and Correspondence of Lord Colchester (1861)

    Our Lord Jesus Christ, my brethren, is our hero, a hero all the world wants.
    Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889)