lord

/ˈloɾd/ · B1 · noun · m

lord

lord — lord

👑 Same word as English lord, borrowed straight into Spanish

English lord comes from Old English hlaford, meaning loaf-ward: the keeper of the bread. Spanish took the British title as-is, so it is masculine (el lord), and the plural is lores, as in la Cámara de los Lores.

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