See lord.
In reference to the God of the Jewish Tanakh and Christian Bible, originally a translation (attested from the late Old English form hlāford) of the Vulgate Latin Dominus (“master of a house; lord”), translating the New Testament and the Septuagint's Ancient Greek ὁ κύριος or Κύριος (ó kýrios, "the supreme one; Lord, Kyrios"), both in reference to Hebrew אֲדֹנָי (ʾdny, "my lord; my Lord, Adonai") from אדון (ʾdwn, "lord, patron; Lord") + י- (-y, "my"), cognate with Phoenician 𐤀𐤃𐤍 (ʾdn, "lord; Lord, Adon"). Adonai appears in the Tanakh both directly and as a euphemism read aloud during occurrences of the Tetragrammaton יהוה (YHWH, "I Am that I Am; Jehovah"). See the usage notes below. Displaced the earlier term Drighten.
Meanings
An interjection variously expressing astonishment, surprise, resignation.
Lord, lord, Carrados, the tragic monotony of your elderly professional nonentity! 1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC:
O Lord I must laugh. c. 1595, William Shakespeare, The Comedie of Errors, published 1623, iii. i. 50:
See lord.
In reference to the God of the Jewish Tanakh and Christian Bible, originally a translation (attested from the late Old English form hlāford) of the Vulgate Latin Dominus (“master of a house; lord”), translating the New Testament and the Septuagint's Ancient Greek ὁ κύριος or Κύριος (ó kýrios, "the supreme one; Lord, Kyrios"), both in reference to Hebrew אֲדֹנָי (ʾdny, "my lord; my Lord, Adonai") from אדון (ʾdwn, "lord, patron; Lord") + י- (-y, "my"), cognate with Phoenician 𐤀𐤃𐤍 (ʾdn, "lord; Lord, Adon"). Adonai appears in the Tanakh both directly and as a euphemism read aloud during occurrences of the Tetragrammaton יהוה (YHWH, "I Am that I Am; Jehovah"). See the usage notes below. Displaced the earlier term Drighten.
Meanings
A formal title of the lesser British nobility, used for a lord of the manor or Lord Proprietor.
A generic title used in reference to any peer of the British nobility or any peer below the dignity of duke and (as a courtesy title) for the younger sons of dukes and marquesses (see usage note).
How do you do, Lord Darlington? 1892, Oscar Wilde, “Act I”, in Lady Windermere's Fan […] :
Similar formal and generic titles in other countries.
An additional title added to denote the dignity of certain high officials, such as the "Lord Mayors" of major cities in the British Commonwealth
See lord.
In reference to the God of the Jewish Tanakh and Christian Bible, originally a translation (attested from the late Old English form hlāford) of the Vulgate Latin Dominus (“master of a house; lord”), translating the New Testament and the Septuagint's Ancient Greek ὁ κύριος or Κύριος (ó kýrios, "the supreme one; Lord, Kyrios"), both in reference to Hebrew אֲדֹנָי (ʾdny, "my lord; my Lord, Adonai") from אדון (ʾdwn, "lord, patron; Lord") + י- (-y, "my"), cognate with Phoenician 𐤀𐤃𐤍 (ʾdn, "lord; Lord, Adon"). Adonai appears in the Tanakh both directly and as a euphemism read aloud during occurrences of the Tetragrammaton יהוה (YHWH, "I Am that I Am; Jehovah"). See the usage notes below. Displaced the earlier term Drighten.
Meanings
(countable, uncountable) The Abrahamic deity of the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic faiths.
If the Lord wanted me to feel better, he'd put me out of my misery. But He wants me to suffer. He's still punishing me. 1999 February 3, Anthony Horowitz et al., “Strangler's Wood”, in Midsomer Murders:
The breath of worldly men cannot depose
The Deputie elected by the Lord ... 1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii], line 53:
(Judaism, countable, uncountable) The Abrahamic deity of the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic faiths. ▸ The God of Abraham and the Jewish scriptures.
(countable, uncountable) The Abrahamic deity of the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic faiths. ▸ God the Father; the Godhead.
Some trust in charets, and some in horses: but wee will remember the Name of the Lord our God. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 20:7:
(countable, uncountable) Jesus Christ, God the Son.
Therfore I doe you to vnderſtand that no má ſpeaking in the Spirit of God, ſaith anáthema to IESVS. And no man can ſay, Our Lord IESVS: but in the holy Ghoſt. 1582, Douay–Rheims Bible, 1 Corinth. 12:3
How loyal in the following of thy Lord! 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “(please specify |part=Prologue or Epilogue, or |canto=I to CXXIX)”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC:
(countable, uncountable) Any other deity particularly important to a religion or a worshipper.
...and our Lord [the Horned God] as Master, Father, and Sage. 2002, A.J. Drew, Wicca for Couples: Making Magick Together, page 89:
(countable, uncountable) An English surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for someone who either acted as if he were a lord or had worked in a lord's household.