Lord

lord LORD English + + (surname) Etymology See en lord. In reference to the God of the Jewish Tanakh and Christian Bible, originally a translation (attested from the late Old English form ang hlāford) of the Vulgate en la 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 phn 𐤀𐤃𐤍 (ʾdn, "lord; Lord, Adon"). Adonai appears in the Tanakh both directly and as a euphemism read aloud during occurrences of the en Tetragrammaton he יהוה (YHWH, "I Am that I Am; Jehovah"). See the usage notes below. Displaced the earlier term en Drighten. Pronunciation en /lɔːd/ RP en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-lord.wav UK en /lɔɹd/ GA en en-us-lord.ogg US en en-au-lord.ogg AU en ɔː(ɹ)d 1 Proper noun ~ en Abrahamic deity The Abrahamic deity of the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic faiths. iii ii 53 The breath of worldly men cannot depose The Deputie elected by the Lord ... en February 3 1999 Anthony Horowitz; et al Strangler's Wood Midsomer Murders 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. en nontrinitarian Abrahamic deity en Judaism Islam The God of Abraham and the Jewish scriptures. en Allah<qq:Islam-specific name> Jehovah<qq:Judeo-Christian-specific name> Thesaurus:god en God the Father en Christianity God the Father; the Godhead. Psalms 20 7 Some trust in charets, and some in horses: but wee will remember the Name of the Lord our God. en Q302 en Christianity Jesus Christ, God the Son. 1582, Douay–Rheims Bible, 1 Corinth. 12:3: 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. How loyal in the following of thy Lord! en important deity en religion Any other deity particularly important to a religion or a worshipper. en 2002 A.J. Drew http://books.google.com/books?id=93ba5Pox0zUC&pg=PA89 Wicca for Couples: Making Magick Together 89 ...and our Lord [the Horned God] as Master, Father, and Sage. en surname en English nicknames, originally a nickname for someone who either acted as if he were a lord or had worked in a lord's household. en 4 September 2026 Dave Harvey 'Gromit was nearly a cat!': Secrets from 50 years of Aardman https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn8ell3dngno BBC News Founded by school friends Sir Peter Lord and Sir David Sproxton in 1976, Aardman has given us Morph, Wallace and Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and Chicken Run, the world's most successful stop-motion film. 4 September 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260928173417/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn8ell3dngno 28 September 2026 Usage notes In monotheistic contexts (including Trinitarian Christianity), the term is used absolutely: "the Lord". In reference to Jesus, it is often expressed as "Our Lord" or "Our Lord and Savior". (Note, however, that Mormonism typically distinguishes "the Lord" as describing Jesus and "God" as describing Elohim, the God of Abraham.) In many English Bibles, references in the Hebrew Tanakh to the name of God (YHWH) or the title Adonai, are distinguished by capitalizing the former as "Lord" and the latter as "LORD", "lord", "Lord", etc. Similarly, "Lord God", "Lord GOD", etc. translate the dual form "Adonai YHWH;" and "Lord of Hosts" (etc.) translates the form YHWH Sabaoth. Derived terms God en Lord of Hosts, en Lord's Day, en Lord knows, en Lord only knows (see also use as an injection below), en Lord rest his soul, en the Lord's work, en Our Lord's candle, en Spirit of the Lord, en the Lord works in mysterious ways Christ en in the year of our Lord, en in the year of our Lord's incarnation, en Lord's Prayer, en Lord's Supper, en Lord's table, en Lord's Table, en our Lord, en year of the Lord other deities en Lord of the Flies en unsorted Lordstown Lordt Lordy Translations God Afrikaans: af Here Aghwan: xag 𐕃𐕒𐕡𐕘 Amharic: am እግዚአብሔር Ao: Chungli Ao: njo-jgl Kibuba Arabic: ar رَبّ m, ar اَلرَّبّ m Aramaic: Classical Syriac: syc ܡܪܝܐ m māryā Hebrew script: arc רִבּוֹנָא m ribbona, arc מָרֵי m marei Armenian: hy տեր Տեր, hy Տէրն Belarusian: be Гаспо́дзь m, be Го́спад m Bengali: bn রব, bn খোদা Bikol: Central Bikol: bcl Kagurangnan Breton: br Aotrou Bulgarian: bg Го́спод m Catalan: ca Senyor m Cebuano: ceb Ginoo Chinese: Cantonese: yue 主 zyu2, yue 上帝 soeng6 dai3 Dungan: dng Җў m Hakka: hak 主 Chú, hak 上帝 Song-ti Hokkien: nan-hbl 主 Chú, nan-hbl 上帝 Siōng-tè Mandarin: cmn 主 Zhǔ, cmn 上帝 Shàngdì Wu: wuu 主, wuu 上帝 Comorian: Maore Comorian: swb Mwalatru c1 Ngazidja Comorian: zdj Mfomi c1 Cornish: kw Arlodh m Czech: cs Pán m Danish: da Herre c (da Herren c) Dutch: nl Heer de Heer Esperanto: eo Sinjoro, eo Eternulo Estonian: et Issand Farefare: gur Zuudãana Finnish: fi Herra French: fr Seigneur m Frisian: West Frisian: fy Heare Galician: gl Señor m Ge'ez: gez እግዚአብሔር Georgian: ka უფალი German: de Herr m, de Gott m Gothic: got 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰 m, got 𐌲𐌿𐌸 m Greek: el Κύριος m Ancient Greek: grc κύριος m Hebrew: he אדוני ăḏônāy m, he ריבון ribbôn m Hindi: hi प्रभु m Icelandic: is Drottinn m Indonesian: id Tuhan, id rabi Irish: ga Tiarna m Italian: it Signore m Japanese: ja 主 しゅ, Shu, ja 神様 かみさま, Kamisama Javanese: jv Pangeran, jv Gusti Judeo-Italian: itk דוּמֵידֵית dumedeṯ Dumedeo Kapampangan: pam Ginu Kazakh: kk Жаратқан Ие Khmer: km ព្រះជាម្ចាស់ Kikuyu: ki mwathani c1 Korean: ko ^주, ko ^주님 Kurdish: Central Kurdish: ckb یەزدان Latin: la Dominus m Latvian: lv Kungs Lithuanian: lt Viešpats m Lutuv: clt Abyipa Luxembourgish: lb Här Macedonian: mk Господ m Malay: ms Tuhan Maltese: mt Sinjur Manchu: mnc ᡝᠵᡝᠨ Manx: gv Çhiarn Mongolian: mn Эзэн Navajo: nv Bíhólníihii Nepali: ne परमप्रभु Norwegian: Bokmål: nb Herre m (nb Herren m) Nynorsk: nn Herre m (nn Herren m) Odia: or ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ Old Church Slavonic: Cyrillic: cu господь m Glagolitic: cu ⰳⱁⱄⱂⱁⰴⱐ m Old East Slavic: orv господь m Old English: ang Dryhten m Old Norse: non Drottinn m Ossetian: os Дунедарӕг Дунедарæг Pannonian Rusyn: rsk Господь m Persian: fa اهورا ahurâ, fa خداوند xodâvand Polish: pl Pan m Old Polish: zlw-opl Gospodzin m Portuguese: pt Senhor m Punjabi: Western Punjabi: pnb خدا Romanian: ro Domnul m Russian: ru Госпо́дь m Scottish Gaelic: gd Tighearna m Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh Го̏спод m Latin: sh Gȍspod m Sicilian: scn Signuri m Sindhi: sd رب Sinhalese: si ස්වාමීන්වහන්සේ Slovak: sk Pán m Slovene: sl Gospọ̑d m Sorbian: Lower Sorbian: dsb Kněz m Sotho: st Morena Spanish: es Señor m Sundanese: su Pangéran, su Gusti Swahili: sw Bwana Swedish: sv Herre c (sv Herren c) Tagalog: tl Panginoon Tamil: ta கர்த்தர் Tibetan: bo དབང་ཕྱུག Tumbuka: tum Fumu Turkish: tr Mevla Ottoman Turkish: ota ملك melik Udmurt: udm Кузё-Инмар Ukrainian: uk Госпо́дь m, uk Го́сподь m, uk Влади́ка m Urdu: ur رب m rab, ur مولا m maulā Uzbek: uz Egamiz Vietnamese: vi Chúa 主 Welsh: cy Arglwydd m, cy Iôn m, cy Iôr m, cy Naf m, cy Nêr m Jesus Aghwan: xag 𐕃𐕒𐕡𐕘 Armenian: hy տեր Տեր Bikol: Central Bikol: bcl Kagurangnan Catalan: ca Senyor m Chinese: Cantonese: yue 主 zyu2 Dungan: dng Җў Hakka: hak 主 Chú Hokkien: nan-hbl 主 Chú Mandarin: cmn 主 Zhǔ Comorian: Maore Comorian: swb Raɓi Danish: da Herre c (da Herren c) Dutch: nl Onze Lieve Heer, nl Heer m Esperanto: eo Sinjoro Finnish: fi Herra French: fr Seigneur m German: de Herr m Gothic: got 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰 m Greek: el Κύριος m Ancient Greek: grc κύριος m Irish: ga Tiarna m Italian: it Signore m Japanese: ja 主 Shu Kikuyu: ki mwathani c1 Korean: ko 주, ko 주님 Latvian: lv Kungs Macedonian: mk Господ m Malay: ms Tuan Maltese: mt Sidna Manchu: mnc ᡝᠵᡝᠨ Navajo: nv Bóhólníihii Norwegian: Bokmål: nb Herre m (nb Herren m) Nynorsk: nn Herre m (nn Herren m) Old English: ang Dryhten m Polish: pl Pan m Portuguese: pt Senhor m Scottish Gaelic: gd Tighearna m Sinhalese: si ස්වාමීන්වහන්සේයයි Sorbian: Lower Sorbian: dsb Kněz m Spanish: es Señor m Swedish: sv Herre c (sv Herren c) Tagalog: tl Panginoon Tamil: ta கர்த்தர் Urdu: ur خداوند m xudāvand Welsh: cy Arglwydd m, cy Iôn m, cy Iôr m, cy Naf m, cy Nêr m Interjection en originally an invocation An interjection variously expressing astonishment, surprise, resignation. en c. 1595 w:William Shakespeare w:The Comedie of Errors 1623 iii. i. 50 O Lord I must laugh. Lord, lord, Carrados, the tragic monotony of your elderly professional nonentity! Usage notes Originally solemn, now typically invoked in trivial and profane use. Derived terms en Lor', en lud en Lord have mercy, en Lord-a-mercy, en lordy en O Lord, en oh Lord, en dear Lord, en my Lord, en good Lord British dialectal Lawk, lauk, lawks British dialectal Lord bless me, Lord lumme, Lor' lumme Noun 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). I How do you do, Lord Darlington? 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 The elected president of a festival. en Wicca A high priest. title Usage notes The title en lord is usually understood as one borne by men, and en lady is its usual female equivalent. For example, King William IV of the United Kingdom was styled Lord of Mann and, upon his death, his niece Victoria was styled Lady of Mann. Modern usage is not always so clear, however, and "lord" may now refer to either male or female bearers of a title. For example, Queen Elizabeth II was styled "the Queen, Lord of Mann". Lord is the formal title of only a few British nobles. It is, however, traditionally used as a title and form of address for all members of the British peerage, including the Lords Spiritual (the 26 bishops of the established Church of England). In present practice, dukes are instead styled "Your" or "His Grace" and the Lords Spiritual are usually styled "Lord Bishop". In Scotland, the title Lord of Parliament, often shortened to Lord, is used instead of Baron. The younger sons of dukes and marquesses also bear the courtesy title of lord. Coordinate terms en female spouses Lady en dukes Grace en bishops Lord Bishop Derived terms See also derived terms at lord. festival titles en Harvest Lord, en Lord of Christmas, en Lord of Misrule, en Summer Lord nicknames en Little Lord Fauntleroy, en Lord Muck British titles en Civil Lord, en Lords' Act, en Lord Admiral, en Lords of the Admiralty, en Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, en Lord High Admiral, en Lord Advocate, en Lords of the Articles, en Lord Bishop, en Lord Chamberlain, en Lord Great Chamberlain of England, en Lord Chancellor, en Lord Clerk Register, en Lords of the Congregation, en Lords of the Daily Council, en Lord Derby, en Lord General, en Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal, en Lord High Constable, en Lord of Ireland, en Lords of the Judiciary, en Lord Marcher, en Lord Mayor, en Lord of the Manor, en Lords, en Lords of Parliament, en Lords of Police, en Lord Probationer, en Lord Proprietor, en Lord-rector, en Lord-rectorship, en Lords of Regality, en Lord Register, en Lords of Session, en Lords Spiritual, en Lords Temporal, en Lords of the Treasury, en Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, en Naval Lords direct address en his Lord, en my Lord, my Lord of (London, Canterbury, etc.), my Lord Duke, my Lord Marquis, my Lord Mayor Related terms en laird Translations British aristocratic title Arabic: ar لُورْد m lord Danish: da lord Dutch: nl Lord Finnish: fi lordi French: fr lord m German: de Lord m, de Herr m Greek: el λόρδος m Hindi: hi लार्ड m Ido: io lord Irish: ga Tiarna m Italian: it lord m Khmer: km ឡដ lord, km សម្ដេច somdach Latvian: lv lords Macedonian: mk лорд m, mk господар m Norwegian: Bokmål: nb lord m Nynorsk: nn lord m Portuguese: pt lorde m Russian: ru лорд m Scottish Gaelic: gd Tighearna m Welsh: cy Arglwydd Breton: br Aotrou Dutch: nl heer des huizes French: fr monsieur m, fr seignieur m Icelandic: is Drottinn m, is guð m Khmer: km ប្ដី bdey Macedonian: mk стопан m Maltese: mt Sid m References Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "lord, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1903. en God Titles Wicca German Etymology 17th century, from de en lord. Pronunciation de /lɔrt/ [lɔʁt] [lɔɐ̯t] [lɔːt] de De-Lord.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de Lord Noun m,,s:e[dated] Lady en lord, en Lord British nobleman Declension m,,s:e[dated] Further reading Middle English Alternative forms enm Lauerd Proper noun enm proper noun en Lord: the Abrahamic deity of the Jewish and Christian faiths 1 Kings xviii 36 Lord God of Abraham, and of Ysaac, and Yrael [...]