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masculine

/lɔʁd/

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Translation

lord (British title)

Word origin

Borrowed from English lord, from Old English hlafweard ('keeper of the loaf'). French uses it only for the British title, never as a general word for a master.

Origin: English
Root: hlafweard
English cognates: lord

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Plurallords

Examples

The English lord invited the whole village.

The lords voted against the new law.

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People had called him lord ever since his marriage.

The old lord lived alone in a large castle.

This lord owns half the region.

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This word is part of lesson 47.