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chief lord

noun chief lords

  1. historical Synonym of overlord: the lord of a fee immediately owed personal service or rent by a tenant, a tenant's liege lord. Forinsec, or Extrinsec, or Regal Service, was a Service which did not belong to the chief Lord, but to the King.

    Similar: overlord

  2. Synonym of overlord: a lord over other lords, a lord paramount. The chief lord over all other lords was the king.

    Similar: overlord

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@misc{chief_lord_2026,
  title = {chief lord},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chief%20lord},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}