Lord (Verb)
Meaning
Make a lord of someone.
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The king decided to lord his knight over the village after the successful battle.
- Their intention was to lord him over the other employees by giving him a higher title.
- In the final episode, the mastermind chose to lord the villain over the town one last time.
- He was chosen to be officially crowned and made into a lord over the newly acquired lands.
- Throughout history, some conquerors were known to lord their vanquished foes by displaying their grandeur.