lords
plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
An inflected form of lord · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,946 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 5,568 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God also: Godhead, Creator, Maker, Divine, God Almighty, Almighty
- a person who has general authority over others also: overlord, master
- a titled peer of the realm also: noble, nobleman
lords in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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After a long line of lords, knights, and esquires, came Henry the Eighth.
Windsor Castle · William Harrison Ainsworth · Chapter 1
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You can then live as great lords, keep horses, and drive about in carriages.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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My lords, if to perform this I be slack, Think me as base a groom as Gaveston.
Edward the Second · Christopher Marlowe · Chapter 1
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Mr. SM-TH, for example, does not go to the House of Lords, nor Mr. G-SCH-N to the Gold Coast.
Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 · Various · Chapter 1
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Thereat the lords and gallants, that round about him stood, Wagged all their heads in concert and smiled as courtiers should.
Pennsylvania Pilgrim, and other poems Part 6 From — Volume I · John Greenleaf Whittier · Chapter 1