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Definition of Lord it over
1. Verb. Act like the master of. "He is lording it over the students"
Definition of Lord it over
1. Verb. (idiomatic transitive) To behave as if one is in control of; to make a display of having an advantage over or superiority to. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lord It Over
Literary usage of Lord it over
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of George Fox by George Fox (1831)
"... such who lord it over the faith and consciences of their brethren, a spirit
wholly disowned by the apostle. Not that we have dominion over your faith; ..."
2. Dansk-norsk-engelsk Ordbog by Johannes Magnussen (1902)
"... glory, magnificence, grandeur; det er hele -en that's the whole concern; der
ligger hele -en there it lies [all smashed]! spille — lord it [over], ..."
3. A Philosophical Dictionary by Voltaire (1843)
"Such is the reasoning of a spe- must have possessed more beauty to sti- j cies
of monsters who wish to lord it over ..."
4. The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides (1855)
"... that would the Athenians strike up a bargain with them, they might jointly
lord it over Greece for the future, ..."
5. Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign by James Wood (1893)
"... and not j to lord it over her. ft\ La pauvreté n'est рая un péché, / Mieux
vaut cependant la cacher—Poverty is not a sin ; but it U better to hide it. ..."
6. The Works of George Fox by George Fox (1831)
"P. 'Wno art thou that judgest'another man's servant ? such who lord it over the
faith and consciences of their brethren, a spirit wholly disowned by the ..."
7. The Works of the Most Reverend Father in God, William Laud, D.D. Sometime by William Laud, William Scott, James Bliss (1857)
"Why, 'tis where He tells His Apostles, that they should not 'lord it over their
brethren.' Not lord it over their brethren ? That's true. ..."
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