Noun He became a lord upon the death of his father. as lords of the local real estate scene, they own nearly all of the city's prime pieces of property

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

And, good lord, things like Revenge of the Nerds wouldn't be greenlit in 100 years if pitched this century. Nathan Mattise, Ars Technica, "New Bill & Ted: Two ‘80s dudes have no business working this well in 2020," 29 Aug. 2020

Their violent life gets a little more bloody when a drug lord (Jose Conejo Martin) from a Mexican cartel shows up to ignite a turf war. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, "Shia LaBeouf in 'The Tax Collector': His 5 essential roles, from 'Holes' to 'Honey Boy'," 7 Aug. 2020

My lord, there are some really good, good cops out there. Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, "Biden ‘absolutely’ believes systemic racism is present in law enforcement," 10 June 2020

Look, not all law enforcement officers are racist; my lord, there are some really good, good cops out there. Caitlin Conant, CBS News, "2020 Daily Trail Markers: Long lines and voting machine problems plague Georgia elections," 9 June 2020

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

The novel is the story of a great inversion, one in which the ruled replace their rulers but end up lording it over each other in just the same way as the old regime. Gerard Baker, WSJ, "For Liberal Elites at Davos, Some Animals Are More Equal Than Others," 24 Jan. 2020

Yet right here, politicians act as if a health crisis gives them license to lord over the most private activities of America people in ways that are wholly inconsistent with the spirit and letter of the Constitution. David Harsanyi, National Review, "Coronavirus Authoritarianism Is Getting Out of Hand," 13 Apr. 2020

Good ideas put forward by the original gang of six members are dismissed as Euro-aristocrats lording it over newer arrivals. The Economist, "Charlemagne Why stereotypes rule in Brussels," 11 Jan. 2020

The primary setting is a classroom in London, at Crunchem Hall Primary School, which is lorded over by an evil headmistress, Miss Agatha Trunchbull. Don Maines, Houston Chronicle, "Friendswood High thespians to aim high with ‘Matilda’," 2 Dec. 2019

Try not to lord it over your family and friends too much. Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "How well do you know the Milwaukee suburbs? Test your knowledge with these 31 questions.," 14 Oct. 2019

Commenters went berserk for and against my recipe, with many lording the reverse sear as the preferred method over my apparent sheer lunacy. Becky Krystal, Washington Post, "Don’t want to mess up that big piece of meat you just bought? Enter the reverse sear.," 9 Sep. 2019

Research is like buying ingredients, how the recipe comes together is up to lord Shiva. Manavi Kapur, Quartz India, "Amish Tripathi wants to write a hundred books, one cream biscuit at a time," 26 Aug. 2019

By forcing his way out of Houston and into Seattle, Jadeveon Clowney became the latest high-profile player to flex his muscle in a league whose teams have traditionally lorded control over even its brightest stars. Mike Jones, USA TODAY, "Opinion: NFL now entering the player empowerment era," 30 Aug. 2019

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