overlords

Meaning of overlords

noun
  1. A ruler of other rulers.
    The various tribal chieftains met each spring to elect an overlord that would lead them in time of war.
  2. In the English feudal system, a lord of a manor who had subinfeudated a particular manor, estate or fee, to a tenant.
    The tenant thenceforth owed to the overlord one of a variety of services, usually military service or serjeanty, depending on which form of tenure the estate was held under.
  3. Anyone with overarching power or authority in a given domain.
    The crusty old professor was overlord of the history department, and few dared to cross his will.

Information about overlords

  • It is a name.
  • The singular form of overlords is: overlord.
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Hyphenation of overlords

over-lords

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
  • overlords is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

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