overlord Definition
over·lord (ō′vər lôrd′)
noun
- a lord ranking above other lords, esp. in the feudal system
- any person having great authority or power over others
overlord Related Forms
o′ver·lord′·ship noun
overlord Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- town: The overlord of each town will receive a portion of the money made in that town.
- manor: The abbey of Wherwell was the overlord of this manor.
Converse of object
- become: The vassal might therefore become an overlord, granting part of his fief to one who then became vassal to him.
- have: Since the barony then fell into abeyance, the Bedford adopted the symbol of the eagle to remind themselves that they had no overlord.
Adjective modifier
- feudal: Visited the castle of the local daimyo - feudal overlord - which was more impressive from the outside than inside.
- evil: Some of what he learned was amusing, such as the tale of Xenu, the evil Galactic Overlord.
- imperial: Russia, still regarding itself as imperial overlord of its former colonies, is trying to hold the US at arm's length.
- Turkish: The Ottoman Empire had swallowed a great deal of the Middle East and the Turkish overlords were not welcome in that region.
- alien: A few years later the entire team appeared to perish destroying once and for all the alien overlord behind Gallacter.
Modifies a noun
state: More than this, they will be assimilated by the overlord states and finally they will vanish.
Noun used with modifier
Browse dictionary entries near overlord
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