lord
Noble estate holder
A lord is someone with power or authority over others—historically, a feudal superior who owned land and commanded allegiance from those living on it.
The word extends to anyone with dominion: lord of the manor, drug lord, landlord.
To lord over someone is to exercise authority in an overbearing way: He lorded his seniority over the new hires.
In British usage, Lord is a title for certain nobles and high officials, and the House of Lords is the upper chamber of Parliament.
Lord and the Lord refer to God or Jesus Christ in religious contexts: The Lord is my shepherd. (Capitalized LORD in small caps appears in many Bible translations to represent the divine name.)
Low-ranking peer
- dukeHighest-ranking nobleman
- earlBritish hereditary noble rank
- countReckon a total
- viscountMid-ranking British noble
marquess · peerage · nobility · title · gentry · estate · inheritance · lineage
Land-holding sworn subordinate
- fiefGranted feudal estate
- liegeFeudal superior or subject
- serfBonded agricultural laborer
- manorLanded aristocratic residence
fealty · homage · demesne · knight · squire · peasant · bailiff · steward
Hereditary supreme ruler
- sovereignSupreme in power
- emperorMale ruler of empire
- kingMale crowned ruler
- tyrantCruel, absolute ruler
despot · autocrat · regent · sultan · czar · potentate · chieftain · hegemon
Fortified medieval residence
- manorLanded aristocratic residence
- keepRetain or fortified tower
- fortressHeavily defended military structure
- towerTall slender edifice
dungeon · moat · turret · drawbridge · battlement · rampart · portcullis · gatehouse
Impressive supreme dignity
- splendorImpressive, striking beauty
- regalitySovereign quality or status
- pompOstentatious display of dignity
- dignityInnate personal worth
eminence · glory · prestige · magnificence · stateliness · opulence · nobility · ceremony
Power to enforce obedience
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- controlAuthority to direct
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- supremacyHighest rank or power
mastery · dominion · rule · governance · jurisdiction · influence · ascendancy · hegemony
baron
Low-ranking peer
viscount · marquess · peerage · nobility · title · gentry · estate · inheritance · lineage · blueblood
vassal
Land-holding sworn subordinate
manor · fealty · homage · demesne · knight · squire · peasant · bailiff · steward · seneschal
monarch
Hereditary supreme ruler
tyrant · despot · autocrat · regent · sultan · czar · potentate · chieftain · hegemon · suzerain
castle
Fortified medieval residence
- manorLanded aristocratic residence
- keepRetain or fortified tower
- fortressHeavily defended military structure
tower · dungeon · moat · turret · drawbridge · battlement · rampart · portcullis · gatehouse · citadel
majesty
Impressive supreme dignity
- splendorImpressive, striking beauty
- regalitySovereign quality or status
- pompOstentatious display of dignity
dignity · eminence · glory · prestige · magnificence · stateliness · opulence · nobility · ceremony · pageantry
authority
Power to enforce obedience
supremacy · mastery · dominion · rule · governance · jurisdiction · influence · ascendancy · hegemony · subjugation
- Medieval Europekings, queens, knights, castles, castle
- medieval societyserfs, noble lineage, peasants, serf, heir
- royaltyking, queen, prince, princess, kings
- Royalty & Nobilityking, queen, prince, princess, duke
- British aristocracyduke, duchess, earl, countess, baron
- forms of addresssir, ma'am, madam, miss, mister
- dear LordShocked invocation
- praise the LordReligious exclamation of worship
- Lord of the RingsFantasy saga, one band's destruction
- The Lord of the Rings
- lord have mercyExclamation seeking divine compassion
- drug lordsCriminal trafficking kingpins
landlord, lords, lordly, warlord, lording, lorded, landlords, lordship, overlord