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feudal lord

NOUN

lord

Synonyms

STRONG

aristocrat baron bishop captain commandant commander count dad don duke earl governor king leader liege magnate marquis monarch nobility noble nobleman overlord parliamentarian patrician peer potentate prince royalty ruler seigneur sovereign superior viscount

WEAK

man upstairs old man

Antonyms

STRONG

commoner follower inferior servant

Example Sentences

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As the etymologist Anatoly Liberman has pointed out, in its earliest forms, haga, hegg and hegge, the word meant “enclosure” or “yard,” especially the residence of a feudal lord.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Originally a retainer to a feudal lord, it’s said he joined a Yudano seminary to pray for his lord’s recovery from a deathly illness.

From National Geographic • Jan. 19, 2024

The sword belonging to his slain master is in the wrongful possession of a feudal lord, and Akayo wants it back.

From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2023

Most people saw their parish priest much more often than their feudal lord.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Suzerain, sū′ze-rān, n. a feudal lord: supreme or paramount ruler.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various