overlord (noun)

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• overlord — ► NOUN ▪ a ruler, especially a feudal lord …   English terms dictionary

• overlord — noun a) A ruler of other rulers. The various tribal chieftains met each spring to elect an overlord that would lead them in time of war. b) Anyone with overarching power or authority in a given domain. The crusty old professor was overlord of the …   Wiktionary

• overlord — noun Date: 13th century 1. a lord over other lords ; a lord paramount 2. a. an absolute or supreme ruler b. one having great power or authority < a corporate overlord > • overlordship noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• overlord — noun a ruler, especially a feudal lord. Derivatives overlordship noun …   English new terms dictionary

• overlord — noun (C) a lord who ruled over other lords in the past …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• overlord — UK [ˈəʊvə(r)ˌlɔː(r)d] / US [ˈoʊvərˌlɔrd] noun [countable] Word forms overlord : singular overlord plural overlords in the past, someone with less power than a king or queen but more power than a lord …   English dictionary

• overlord — /ˈoʊvəlɔd/ (say ohvuhlawd) noun 1. someone who is lord over another or over other lords. –verb (t) 2. to treat in an overbearing manner. –overlordship, noun …  

• overlord — o|ver|lord [ ouvər,lɔrd ] noun count in the past, someone with less power than a king or queen but more power than a LORD …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• benevolent overlord — noun A person in a position of power …   Wiktionary

• overlordship — noun the position of overlord • Derivationally related forms: ↑overlord • Hypernyms: ↑position, ↑post, ↑berth, ↑office, ↑spot, ↑billet, ↑place, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• suzerain — noun Etymology: French, from Middle French souserain, from sus up (from Latin sursum, from sub up + versum ward, from neuter of versus, past participle of vertere to turn) + erain (as in soverain sovereign) more at sub , worth Date: 1807 1. a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary