(British, now, often, _, historical, or, jocular, also, legal, in, Indian English) My Lord (used to address peers temporal, judges, etc).
(British, now, often, _, historical, or, jocular, also, legal, in, Indian English) My Lord (used to address peers temporal, judges, etc).
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(historical) One of the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary, a group of judges appointed under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 to the British House of Lords in order to exercise its judicial function.
' Lord,' used in exclamations and mild oaths.
(possibly, dated) A minced oath for Lord.
One possessing similar mastery over others; (historical) any feudal superior generally; any nobleman or aristocrat; any chief, prince, or sovereign ruler; in Scotland, a male member of the lowest rank of nobility (the equivalent rank in England is baron).
(UK, naval, historical) Any member of the British Board of Admiralty who is also a serving admiral in the navy.