lord
Example Sentences
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She asked if Scotland's top law officer, the lord advocate, would publish the reasons why the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service did not pursue charges against the former first minister.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
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
He believes he lives in a universe where he is lord and savior.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026
Bryan Cranston transitioned from befuddled dad Hal to lethal drug lord Walter White in “Breaking Bad.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Perhaps she would wear it to a dinner party at the villa of some great lord or count, perhaps to the palace itself.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Vocabulary lists containing lord
Medieval Europe - Introductory
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Medieval Europe - Middle School
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Medieval Europe - High School
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