Lord vs. Sir
Difference Between Lord and Sir
Lordnoun
A king.
Sirnoun
Sir Used as an honorific before the given name or the full name of baronets and knights.
Lordnoun
A territorial magnate.
Sirnoun
Used as a form of polite address for a man
Don't forget your hat, sir.Lordnoun
The proprietor of a manor.
Sirnoun
Used as a salutation in a letter
Dear Sir or Madam.Lordnoun
Lords The House of Lords.
Sirnoun
A man of a higher rank or position.
Lordnoun
Used as a form of address for a marquis, an earl, or a viscount.
Sirnoun
A respectful term of address to a man of higher rank or position, particularly:
Lordnoun
Used as the usual style for a baron.
Sirnoun
to a knight or other low member of the peerage.
Just be careful. He gets whingy now if you don't address him as Sir John.Lordnoun
Used as a courtesy title for a younger son of a duke or marquis.
Sirnoun
to a superior military officer.
Sir, yes sir.Lordnoun
Used as a title for certain high officials and dignitaries
Lord Chamberlain.the Lord Mayor of London.Sirnoun
to a teacher.
Here's my report, sir.Lordnoun
Used as a title for a bishop.
Sirnoun
A respectful term of address to any male, especially if his name or proper title is unknown.
Excuse me, sir, do you know the way to the art museum?Lordnoun
God.
Sirnoun
(colloquial) Used as an intensifier after yes or no.
Sir, yes sir.Lordnoun
(Christianity) Jesus.
Sirverb
To address (someone) using "sir".
Sir, yes, sir!Don't you sir me, private! I work for a living!
Lordnoun
A man of renowned power or authority.
Sirnoun
term of address for a man
Lordnoun
A man who has mastery in a given field or activity.
Sirnoun
a title used before the name of knight or baronet
Lordnoun
(Archaic) The male head of a household.
Lordnoun
(Archaic) A husband.
Lordverb
To insist upon or boast about so as to act in a domineering or superior manner
"He had lorded over her his self-proclaimed spiritual and poetic superiority" (David Leavitt).Lordverb
To act in a domineering or superior manner
an upperclassman lording over the younger students.Lordverb
To have a prominent or dominating position
The castle lords over the valley.Lordverb
To rule over
lorded over a vast empire.Lordnoun
(obsolete) The master of the servants of a household; (historical) the master of a feudal manor
Lordnoun
(archaic) The male head of a household, a father or husband.
Lordnoun
(archaic) The owner of a house, piece of land, or other possession
Lordnoun
One possessing similar mastery over others; (historical) any feudal superior generally; any nobleman or aristocrat; any chief, prince, or sovereign ruler; in Scotland, a male member of the lowest rank of nobility (the equivalent rank in England is baron)
Lordnoun
(historical) A feudal tenant holding his manor directly of the king
Lordnoun
A peer of the realm, particularly a temporal one
Lordnoun
A baron or lesser nobleman, as opposed to greater ones
Lordnoun
One possessing similar mastery in figurative senses (esp. as lord of ~)
Lordnoun
The magnates of a trade or profession
Lordnoun
(astrology) The heavenly body considered to possess a dominant influence over an event, time, etc.
Lordnoun
A hunchback.
Lordnoun
Sixpence.
Lordverb
Domineer or act like a lord.
Lordverb
(transitive) To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord; to grant the title of lord.
Lordnoun
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
Lordnoun
a person who has general authority over others
Lordnoun
a titled peer of the realm
Lordverb
make a lord of someone
