See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of See also:

• BREAD

bread, hlIf, See also:

• LOAF

loaf; the word is not represented in any other See also:

• TEUTONIC
• TEUTONIC (GERMANIC) LANGUAGES

Teutonic See also:

• LANGUAGE (adapted from the Fr. langage, from langue, tongue, Lat. lingua)

language)  , in its See also:

• PRIMARY

primary sense, the See also:

• HEAD (in 0. Eng. heafad; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch hoofd, Ger. Haupt, generally taken to be in origin connected with Lat. caput, Gr. KerbOvi7)
• HEAD, SIR EDMUND WALKER, BART
• HEAD, SIR FRANCIS BOND, BART

head of a See also:

• HOUSEHOLD, ROYAL

household, the See also:

• MASTER (Lat. magister, related to tnagis, more, as the corresponding minister is to minus, less; the English form is due partly to the O. Eng. maegister, and partly to O. Fr. maistre, mod. maitre; cf. Du. meester, Ger. Meister, Ital. maestro)

master of those dependent on him for their daily See also:

• BREAD

bread, correlative to O . Eng. hldf-aita, See also:

• LOAF

loaf-eater, servant; the word frequently occurs in this sense in the See also:

• BIBLE
• BIBLE, ENGLISH

Bible, cf . Matt. See also:

• XXIV

xxiv . 45• As a See also:

• TERM

term implying the ownership of See also:

• PROPERTY

property, " See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

lord " survives in " lord of the See also:

• MANOR

manor " and " landlord." The See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief applications are due to its use as the See also:

• EQUIVALENT

equivalent of See also:

• LAT

Lat. See also:

• DOMINUS (from an Indo-European root dam-, cf. Gr. Sapav, to subdue, and Eng. " tame ")

dominus, Gr . K6plos and Fr. seigneur; thus in the Old Testament it represents Yahweh, See also:

• JEHOVAH (YAHWEH2)

Jehovah, and in the New Testament K6pws, as a See also:

• TITLE (0. Fr. title, mod. titre, from Lat. titulus)

title of Jesus See also:

• CHRIST (Gr. X pLQTOS, Anointed)
• CHRIST, WILHELM VON (1831-1906)

Christ . See also:

• SELDEN, JOHN (1584–1654)

Selden's words may be quoted for the more See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general meanings of " lord "; " the name Dominus is .. . to be thought of only as a distinguishing attribute of Greatness and as our See also:

• ENGLISH

English word Lord is; and that without any relation of it to an See also:

• INTEREST

Interest of property or to See also:

• SERVITUDE (Lat. servitus, from service, to serve)

servitude, and only as it denotes such Superiours as See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

King or Subjects of the greater See also:

• NOBILITY

Nobility with us and men of See also:

• SPECIAL

special Eminency in other States, known by the names of See also:

• HEEREN, ARNOLD HERMANN LUDWIG (1760–1842)

Heeren, Dons, Sieurs, signiors, seigneurs ... and the like." It is thus not only a general word for a See also:

• PRINCE
• PRINCE (Lat. princeps, from primus capio, " I am the first to take "; Ital. principe, Fr. prince)

prince or See also:

• SOVEREIGN

sovereign, but also the See also:

• COMMON

common word for a feudal See also:

• SUPERIOR

superior, and particularly of a feudal See also:

• TENANT (from Lat. tenere, to hold)

tenant holding directly of the king, a See also:

• BARON
• BARON (1835-1895)
• BARON, MICHEL (1653—1729)

baron (q.v.), hence a peer of the See also:

• REALM

realm, a member of the See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

House of Lords, constituted of the lords temporal and the lords spiritual; this is the chief See also:

• MODERN

modern usage . The prefix " lord " is ordinarily used as a less formal alternative to the full title, whether held by right or by See also:

• COURTESY (O. Fr. curtesie, later courtoisie)

courtesy, of See also:

• MARQUESS (1760-1842)
• MARQUESS, or MARQUIS (Fr. marquis, Ital. marchese; from med. Lat. marchio, marchisus, i.e. comes marchiae, " count of the March ")

marquess, See also:

• EARL

earl or See also:

• VISCOUNT (through O. Fr. viscomte, mod. vicomte, from Low Lat. vice-comes, cf. Portug. visconde, Ital. visconte)

viscount, and is always so used in the See also:

• CASE
• CASE, JOHN (d. 1600)

case of a baron (which in English usage is generally confined to the holder of a See also:

• FOREIGN

foreign title) . Where the name is territorial, the " of " is dropped, thus, the marquess of A., but Lord A . The younger sons of See also:

• DUKES
• DUKES, LEOPOLD (1810-1891)

dukes and marquesses have, by courtesy, the title of Lord prefixed to the See also:

• CHRISTIAN
• CHRISTIAN, WILLIAM (1608-1663)

Christian and surname, e.g . Lord See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John See also:

• RUSSELL (FAMILY)
• RUSSELL, ISRAEL COOK (1852- )
• RUSSELL, JOHN (1745-1806)
• RUSSELL, JOHN (d. 1494)
• RUSSELL, JOHN RUSSELL, 1ST EARL (1792-1878)
• RUSSELL, JOHN SCOTT (1808–1882)
• RUSSELL, LORD WILLIAM (1639–1683)
• RUSSELL, SIR WILLIAM HOWARD
• RUSSELL, THOMAS (1762-1788)
• RUSSELL, WILLIAM CLARK (1844– )

Russell . In the case of bishops, the full and formal title of address is the Lord See also:

• BISHOP (A.S. bisceop, from Lat. episcopus, Gr. irio-Korros, " overlooker " or " overseer ")
• BISHOP, ISABELLA (1832-1904)
• BISHOP, SIR HENRY ROWLEY (1786-1855)

Bishop of A., whether he be a spiritual peer or not .

Many high officials of the See also:

• BRITISH

British See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government have the word " lord " prefixed to their titles; some of them are treated in See also:

• SEPARATE

separate articles; for lord privy See also:

• SEAL
• SEAL, FUR
• SEAL, HAIR

seal see PRIVY SEAL . In certain cases the members of a See also:

• BOARD (O. Eng. bord)

board which has taken the See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place of an See also:

• OFFICE (from Lat. officium, " duty," " service," a shortened form of opifacium, from facere, " to do," and either the stem of opes, " wealth," " aid," or opus, " work ")

office of See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state are known as lords commissioners or, shortly, lords of the office in question, e.g. lords of the See also:

• TREASURY

treasury, See also:

• CIVIL

civil or See also:

• NAVAL

naval lords of the See also:

• ADMIRALTY, HIGH COURT OF

admiralty . For lord See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant and lord See also:

• MAYOR (Lat. major, greater)
• MAYOR, JOHN EYTON BICKERSTETH (1825– )

mayor see LIEUTENANT and MAYOR . As the proper See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form of address " my lord " is used not only to those members of the nobility to whom the title " Lord " is applicable, and to bishops, but also to all See also:

• JUDGES, THE BOOK OF

judges of the High See also:

• COURT
• COURT (from the O. Fr. court, Late Lat. cortis, curtis, a popular form of class. Lat. cohors, gen. cohortis; the mod. Fr. form tour is due to the influence of the Lat. curia, the word used in medieval documents to translate " court " in the feudal sense)
• COURT, ANTOINE (1696-176o)

Court in See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England, and of the Scottish and Irish Superior Courts, and to lord mayors and lord provosts (see also See also:

• LADY (0. Eng. hlaefdige, Mid. Eng. ldfdi, lavedi; the first part of the word is hldf, loaf, bread, as in the corresponding hldford, lord; the second part is usually taken to be from the root dig-, to knead, seen also in " dough "; the sense development fr

LADY) .