{
    "term": "lord",
    "partOfSpeech": "nounexclamation",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "(in the UK) a man of high rank in the nobility (= people of high social class), or somebody who has been given the title ‘lord’ as an honour",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She's married to a lord."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The head of the successful construction group became a lord in 1984."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They entered a huge hall filled with lords and ladies."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["People in society"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "(in the UK) the title used by a lord",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Lord Beaverbrook"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was made a peer and took the title Lord Northcliffe."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a title used for some high official positions in the UK",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the Lord Chancellor"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Lord Justice Slade"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "(in the UK) a title of respect used when speaking to a judge, bishop or some male members of the nobility (= people of high social class)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "a powerful man in medieval Europe, who owned a lot of land and property",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a feudal lord"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the **lord of the manor**"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["great", "noble", "feudal"],
                "verb + lord": ["serve"],
                "lord + verb": ["rule somebody/​something"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "a title used to refer to God or Christ",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Love the Lord with all your heart."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "a title used to refer to Christ",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "(in the UK) the part of Parliament whose members are not elected by the people of the country",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The Lords has/have not yet reached a decision."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 9,
            "definition": "the building where members of the House of Lords meet",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "very drunk",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to show that you are surprised, annoyed or worried about something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Good Lord, what have you done to your hair!"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to emphasize what you are saying",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Lord knows, I tried to teach her."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that you do not know the answer to something",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "‘Why did she say that?’ ‘Lord knows!’"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "any particular year after the birth of Christ",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/lɔːd/",
                "audio": "lo/lord/lord__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/lɔːrd/",
                "audio": "lo/lord/lord__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English hlāford, from hlāfweard ‘bread-keeper’, from a Germanic base (see loaf (noun), ward). Compare with lady."
}