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(idiomatic, biblical) A ruler over a worthless kingdom; leader of a meaningless microcosm.
The English-language translation of the Hebrew word בעל זבוב (ba'al-z'vúv, “fly-lord, Beelzebub”), which in turn is a mistranslation of the name of the Semitic devil Baal-zevuv.
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