German word

Lord

Pronunciation

IPA/lɔɐ̯t/

Meaning

  • masculine nounlord

Example

Viele Lords in Großbritannien tragen Titel.

Many lords in Britain have titles.

Illustration for Lord (lord)

More examples

Manche Familien verweisen auf einen Lord in ihrer Ahnenreihe.

Some families refer to a lord in their ancestry.

Core concept

A British aristocrat identified by a peerage title rather than by an ordinary personal name.

Common phrases

  • der Lord

    the lord

  • zum Lord erhoben werden

    be made a lord

Similar words

Herr: A respectful form of address for a man before his name.
Adliger: A person belonging to the nobility.
Baron: A European title of nobility.
Adelstitel: A title indicating noble rank.

Definition in German

Bezeichnung für einen britischen Adligen oder einen Träger eines Adels- bzw. Peer-Titels.

Word origin

Lord is an English borrowing in German and ultimately descends from Old English hlāford, which was historically related to hlāf 'loaf' and weard 'guardian'.

Usage tips

  • The noun is capitalized in German like all nouns, but its plural is the English-looking form Lords rather than a German ending such as -e or -en.

Other meanings

  • peernoun

Opposites

  • Plebejerplebeiannoun

Related words

  • Lordtiteltitle of lordnoun
  • Lordschaftlordshipnoun

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