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feudal lord

NOUN

lord

Synonyms

STRONG

aristocrat baron bishop captain commandant commander count dad don duke earl governor king leader liege magnate marquis monarch nobility noble nobleman overlord parliamentarian patrician peer potentate prince royalty ruler seigneur sovereign superior viscount

WEAK

man upstairs old man

Antonyms

STRONG

commoner follower inferior servant

Example Sentences

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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

Originally a retainer to a feudal lord, it’s said he joined a Yudano seminary to pray for his lord’s recovery from a deathly illness.

From National Geographic • Jan. 19, 2024

Most people saw their parish priest much more often than their feudal lord.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

“Yellowstone” marks the first regular series role for Costner as he takes on the part of powerful ranch owner John Dutton, whose stature mirrors that of a feudal lord in his rural community.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2018

The power of the feudal lord over them was much greater.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various