Loranthacese 
They have an inferior ovary, and an ovule which becomes 
erect after the flower opens. The order comprises 13 
genera and about 600 species, which are found throughout 
all warm and tropical regions. 
loranthaceous (16-rau-tha'shius), a. [< Nlj - 
Loranthacece + -OMS.] Belonging to the Loran- 
thacece, or having their characters. 
Loranthus (lo-ran'thus), n. [NL. (Linnams), 
< LGr. /.apov,'/.C>po;, a thong (< L. lormn, thong), 
+ Gr. avlhf, flower.] A genus of dicotyledo- 
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" My lord the monk," quod he, "be myrie of chere " 
Chaucer, Prol. to Monk s Tale, 1. 36. 
Art thou that my lord Elijah ? 1 Ki. xviii. 7. 
I oft in bitterness of soul deplored 
My absent daughter, and my dearer lord. 
Fenton, in Pope's Odyssey, iv. 362. 
4 The proprietor of a manor; the grantor un- 
der whom feudal tenants held, for whorn he ^^^""of'fhe""^'^; SundayY-LordVdomairi; 
was to some extent responsible, and over whom tnat part ?t a manor occupied Jjy^the lord, orjiehl by 
lordless 
Men " and were also equipped in appropriate dresses ; 
their' coats, hoods, and hose were generally green. 
Strutt, Sports and Pastimes, p. 456. 
Lord naramount. See paramount. Lord President, 
the Me of the presiding judge of the first diyision_of 
the inner house of the Scottis 
j us t,jce 
eral. . 
sh Court of Session ; the Lord 
ent.- Lord Privy Seal. See 
he had authority. The word, with its meaning 
'- ., .*._* --- ,...,j 
iv/iv/Ait* \*. ^-. /? -- . ^ -- _-- Y< -* , ' 
if so, perhaps a corruption of Pg. lancha, a pin- 
nace, or of lanchara, a small coasting-vessel 
used in the Malay archipelago. See lanchara.] 
nous apetalous plants, the type of the natural mo dified, is retained in the modern term land- 
order Lorantkacetr. and tribe Euloranthew^ Itjs i or <l. 5. A nobleman ; a title of honor in Great 
Britain given to those who are noble by birth 
or creation : applied to peers of the realm, of 
Scotland, and of Ireland, including dukes, mar- 
quises, earls, viscounts, and barons. Archbishops 
and bishops also are addressed by this title. A nobleman 
iou vi ,..,.. v ~v. / -,. ._ is customarily addressed as My lord, and the holder of a 
been described, occurring in the Tertiary deposits of fcu- noble tit]e w j, e ther by right or by courtesy, is frequently 
rope, and also of Australia, New Zealand, and Borneo. , & baron orc i mlu .jly) designated Lord : thus, the Marquis of 
lorate (16'rat), a. [< L. loratus, bound with Saj s bury is spoken of as Lord Salisbury, his eldest sonVis- 
i lorum, a thong, whip, lash, strap: see count Cranborne (courtesy title) as .^^^torne^etc. 
.. _ ._, In lot., shaped like a thong or strap; ^^^ g ^|g||| d f tot{||J.'c nr tetSi U mraie8: r as, Lo?d Ran- 
ligulate; linear; much elongated. dolph Churchill (son of the seventh Duke of Marlborough). 
lorcha (16r'cha), n. [Said to be of Pg. ^O"gm; AU marql ,i 8es Eldest sonnes are named no Earles, but 
lord of a place or barrony, without any Adission of his 
Christen name; and all his other brethren iordes.with 
the Addition of there Christened name. 
Booke of Precedence (E. E. T. S., extra ser.), i 27. 
The title of lord belongs to all bishops in all churches^ 
and not merely to those who possess a seat in the English 
house of lords, nor has it anything to do with a royal pre- 
rogative of conferring titles, not being a recognised grade 
of peerage. Stubbs, Const. Hist., 428, note. 
6. An honorary title bestowed in Great Brit- 
ain on certain official personages, generally as 
part of a designation. The mayors of London, York, 
and Dublin, and the provosts of Edinburgh, Glasgow, 
Aberdeen, Perth, and Dundee have this title ; also, all 
judges while presiding in court, and the members of the 
College of Justice in Scotland. 
7. One who goes foremost through the harvest 
with the scythe or the sickle. [Prov. Eng. 
(Suffolk).] 
My Lord begg'd round, and held his hat. 
Says Farmer Gruff, says he, 
There's many a lord, Sam, I know that, 
Has becg'd as well as thee. 
Bloomfleld, The Horkey. 
House Of Lords, the upper of the two branches of the 
Parliament of Great Britain and Ireland, consisting of the 
tenures which can be shown to have been servile in 
their origin.-Lord'S forebodet. See/orfcods.-Lords 
marchers See marcher. Lords of Council and Ses- 
sion See coioiCT/.-Lords of justiciary, the judges of 
the Court of Justiciary or supreme criminal court of Scot- 
land. See iimtuiarii. Lords Of regality. Xeeregahty. 
-Lords of Session, the judges of the Scottish Court o 
Session.-Lords of the Articles, a committeeof the Scot- 
tlsh Parliament, by whom the measures to be propos 
in Parliament were prepared. Lords of the bedcham- 
ber See bedchamber. Lords of the Congregation. 
See congreijation. Lords ordinary, the five judges who 
form the outer house of the Scottish Court of Session. 
Lord's Prayer, a prayer or model of prayer given by 
Jesus to his disciples. It exists in the New Testament 
in two forms (Mat. vi. 9-13; Luke xi. 2-4), and it ap- 
pears in the Book of Common Prayer in a translation 
of the first of these slightly different from that in the 
King James Bible. It is used in some part of almost 
all liturgical services. In ancient eucharistic offices it 
regularly follows at the end of the canon ; in the Anglican 
communion office, however, after the communion of the 
people In liturgical use it is said sometimes with and 
sometimes without the final doxologyof Mat. vi. 13 (omit- 
ted in the revised version), "For thine is the kingdom, 
A light Chinese sailing vessel, built somewhat 
after a European model, but rigged like a junk. 
lord (lord), n. [= So. laird; < ME. lord, loverd, 
servance by his followers, and consisting in the blessing 
or consecration of bread and wine with the words of in- 
stitution (see institution') and the subsequent eating and 
drinking of the consecrated elements. See commumon 
and eucharist. (b) The love-feast or agape, especially in 
the primitive church, whether accompanying the sacra- 
mentor apart from it. Lord's table. See table. Lords 
temporal, those lay peers who have seats in the House 
of Lords. Mesne lord.one who, being himself a tenant, 
is lord of other tenants. The Lords, the House of Lords, 
the upper house of the British Parliament. The Lords' 
Act. See act. The Lord's anointed. See anointed. 
To be good lordt, to receiveinto favor ; take under pro- 
tection. 
And after this she may hym ones preye 
To ben nood lord in short, and take hire leve. 
Chaucer, Troilus, ii. 1668. 
To he good lord and good devilt.to be equally civil c 
complimentary to all, whether good or bad. 
Oru Uordl, n. I = oc. lU'tru, \ OLEJ* tvrt** wi ', parliament 01 ureat uni-am aim irciuuu, uui ^ ^a*S?^7i^* 7*i~~ -i" T j t m 
lowcrd laverd laferd, < AS. hlaford, the mas- lords spiritual and temporal assembled in one house lord (lord), ;. [<lord, H.] I. trans. 1. lo raise 
.1. * P,W.-. ^ in isxu ye. miriti,i and 634 temnoral to the rank of a lor( j . hence, to treat, address, 
or acknowledge as lord or master. 
, 
t V. V 1 J 1 J . V> ta>tioilof 
"hlafweard, lit. 'loaf -ward,' i. e. 'keeper (and 
dispenser) of bread,' < Maf, bread, loaf, + weanl, 
a keeper: see loaf 1 and ward, n. For the con- 
traction of -weard to -ord, cf. -aid, -old, as in 
the name Harold and its G. cognate lierold (see 
herald), contracted from -wald, -weald (-icalda, 
-wealda). The name Mdford is peculiar to AS. 
weiuiiu). i ""'* ,''."', J;,, TtnafHpt 
(the Icel. lavardhr being borrowed) . I his tact 
and the fanciful nature of its literal meaning 
indicate that it was prob. orig. a poetical desig- 
(See Parliament.) In 1888, 26 spiritual and 634 temporal 
peers were qualified to sit in the House of Lords. Of the 
temporal peers, 5 were princes of the blood royal, 28 were 
Irish representative peers elected for life ; 16 were Scot- 
tish representative peers chosen for the existing Parlia- 
ment ; and the others were British peers. Abbreviated H. 
L. House Of the Lord. See house of God, under housel. 
Lay lord. See Ian*. Liege lord. See liege. Lord 
advocate. Seeadcocote. Lord almoner. Seealmonerl. 
Lord and vassal, grantor and grantee in the feudal 
system. Lord chamberlain, lord great chamberlain. 
See chamberlain, 1 (b). Lord Chief Justice. See justice. 
Lord high admiral. See admiral Lord high chan- 
cellor. See chancellor, 3. Lord high commissioner. 
See commissioner. Lord High Constable. *eeconstable, 
' 1 irrespective of a manpr.as the king 
adopted in prose, with consequent contraction 
and loss of meaning. Hence prob. lady, q. v.] 
1 . A master or ruler ; a man possessing supreme 
authority or power of control ; a monarch, gov- 
ernor, chief, proprietor, or paramount disposer. 
They speke all Greke, except* the Venycyans, that be 
lordes and gouernours there. 
Sir R. Guylforde, Pylgrymage, p. 14. 
Our Saviour, who had all gifts in him, was Lord to 
express his indoctrinating power in what sort him best 
seem'd. Milton, Apology for Smectymnuus. 
Who hath not learned, in hours of faith, 
The truth to flesh and sense unknown, 
That Life is ever lord of Death? 
Whittier, Snow-Bound. 
2. [cap.] In Scrip., and in general Christian 
use, the Supreme Being; Jehovah: with the 
definite article except in address ; also applied 
to Christ, who is called the Lord Jesus Christ, 
the Lord, or our Lord, The word Lord also appears 
to be used of the Holy Ghost in 2 Cor. Hi. 17 (referring to 
Ex. xxxiv.). In the English version of the Old Testament, 
LORD, when so printed, is a translation of, or rather sub- 
stitute for, the Hebrew Jahveh, or Jehovah. In the English 
version of the New Testament it is a translation of the 
Greek Kiipto? (Latin Dominus), variously translated God, 
Lord, Master, Owner, Sir. 
He seide, " Ye knowe wele that now cometh the f este 
that oure lorde was Inne I-bore, and he is lorde of alle 
lordes." Merlin (E. E. T. S.), i. 96. 
The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, 
until I make thine enemies thy footstool. Ps. ex. 1. 
Now the Lord is that Spirit : and where the Spirit of the 
Lord is, there is liberty. 2 Cor. iii. 17. 
3. A title of respect formerly given to persons 
of superior rank or consideration, especially in 
the phrase of address ' my lord,' as to kings and 
princes, monks or other ecclesiastics, a hus- 
band, etc. : still used humorously of a husband 
with reference to his wife. 
tice General, lords justices. See justice. Lord Keep- 
er. See Keeper of the Great Seal, under keeper. Lord 
lieutenant, (a) The title of the viceroy or royal governor 
of Ireland. He is a member of the British ministry, and 
retires from office with the cabinet to which he owes his 
appointment. (6) In Great Britain and Ireland, the prin- 
cipal official of a county, who has under him deputy lieu- 
tenants, and controls the appointment of justices of the 
peace and the issue of commissions in the local military 
He being thus lorded, 
Not only with what my revenue yielded, 
But what my power might else exact. 
Shak., Tempest, L 2. 97. 
Not tho' all the gold 
That veins the world were pack'd to make your crown, 
And every spoken tongue should lord you. 
Tennyson, Princess, iv. 
2. To rule or preside over as lord. 
All the revels he had lorded there. Keats. 
II. intrans. To play the lord ; domineer; rule 
with arbitrary or despotic sway: sometimes fol- 
lowed by over, and sometimes by the indefinite 
it, with or without over. 
They preached and lorded not ; and now they lord and 
preach not. Latimer, Sermon of the Plough. 
How dull and how insensible a beast 
Is man, who yet would lord it o'er the rest ! 
Dryden, Essay on Satire, 1. 2. 
organizations. The office was originally created for the l or( Jrl om (lord'dum), n. (X ME. *lorddom, id- 
defense of the counties in times of disturbance.-Lord Of ,, crdaom ^f er dd 0m ,\ AS. hldforddom, < Maford, 
lord, + dom, jurisdiction: see lord and -dom.j 
The rule or dominion of a lord. Imp. Diet. 
. 
a manor, one who possesses a manor having copyhold 
tenants. Lord of appeal in ordinary, one of those 
members of the BritisliHouse of Lords appointed special- 
ly, with exceptionally limited privileges and powers, to 
The judicial functions of the House of Lords have been 
virtually transferred to an appeal committee, consisting 
of the Lcrd Chancellor and other peers who have held 
high judicial office, and certain lordsof appeal in ordinary 
created by the Act. . . . The lords of appeal in ordinary 
are an entirely new creation. They hold office on the 
same conditions as other judges ; they take rank as barons 
for life ; but they are entitled to a writ of summons to 
attend and vote in the House only so long as they hold 
office, and their dignity does not descend to their heirs. 
Encyc. Brit., XIII. 766. 
Lord of hosts. See host*. Lord of lords, in Scrip., a 
title of Christ. 
The Lamb shall overcome them : for he is Lord of lords, 
and King of kings. Rev. xvii. 14. 
3, loverding, 
"laverdlng; < lord + -itiejs. In the orig. use (def. 
1) not dim., but complimentary.] If. A lord; 
master; in address, in the plural, sirs ; masters ; 
gentlemen. 
"Lordings," quod he, "in chirches whan I preche, 
I peyne me to nan an hautein speche." 
Chaucer, Prol. to Pardoner's Tale, 1. 43. 
Listen, lordings, if ye list. Spenser, F. Q., III. ix. 3. 
2. A young or little lord; a lordling; also, a 
little lord in a derogatory sense. 
I'll question you 
Of my lord's tricks and yours when you were boys : 
You were pretty lordings then. Shak., W. T., i. 2. 62. 
Christmas sports and revels. His rule began on All-hal- 
low eve and continued till Candlemas day. Also called 
Lord of misrule, a^person formerly chosen to direct ^he lordkin (16rd'kin), n. [< lord + -fciw.] Alittlo 
or young lord ; a lordling. 
Princekin or lordkin from his earliest days has nurses, 
dependents, governesses, little friends, schoolfellows, . . . 
flattering him and doing him honour. 
Thackeray, Newcomes, liii. 
king of misrule. Lord of the ascendant. See ascen- 
dant, 1. Lord of the May. See the quotation. 
It was customary to personify this famous outlaw [Robin 
Hood], with several of his most noted associates, and add 
them to the pageantry of the May-games. He presided lordleSS (lord'les), a. [< ME. *lordles, loverdles, 
as Lord of the '.May; and a. female, or rather, perhaps, a < As klufordleds, havingno lord, < hldford, lord, 
man habited like a female, called the Maid Marian, his , JVUVTji , ' wit>rnnt 1,WI nr finrlnl nrn 
faithful mistress, was the Lady of the May. His compan- + -J*"i -lest,.] Without a lord or teucial pro 
ions were distinguished by the title of " Robin Hood's tector ; not dependent upon a lord or superior. 
