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What does lord mean?

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Noun
  1. (obsolete) The master of the servants of a household; (historical) the master of a feudal manor
    1. (archaic) The male head of a household, a father or husband.
    2. (archaic) The owner of a house, piece of land, or other possession
  2. One possessing similar mastery over others; (historical) any feudal superior generally; any nobleman or aristocrat; any chief, prince, or sovereign ruler; in Scotland, a male member of the lowest rank of nobility (the equivalent rank in England is baron)
    1. (historical) A feudal tenant holding his manor directly of the king
    2. A peer of the realm, particularly a temporal one
    3. (obsolete, uncommon) A baron or lesser nobleman, as opposed to greater ones
  3. One possessing similar mastery in figurative senses (esp. as lord of ~)
    1. The magnates of a trade or profession
  4. (astrology) The heavenly body considered to possess a dominant influence over an event, time, etc.
  5. (Britain, slang, obsolete) A hunchback.
  6. (Cockney rhyming slang) Sixpence.
Verb
  1. (intransitive and transitive) Domineer or act like a lord.
  2. (transitive) To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord; to grant the title of lord.
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