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lord paramount

lord paramount noun: a lord holding land under allodial title and owing no rent or feudal obligations to another.

Noun

lord paramount (plural lords paramount)

  1. (historical) A lord holding land under allodial title and owing no rent or feudal obligations to another.
  2. (historical, inexact) Synonym of overlord: any superior lord.
    Synonyms:
    overlord

Synonyms of lord paramount

Forms of lord paramount

plurallords paramount

Questions about lord paramount

What does lord paramount mean?
Lord paramount means a lord holding land under allodial title and owing no rent or feudal obligations to another.
What part of speech is lord paramount?
Lord paramount is a noun.
What is the plural of lord paramount?
The plural of lord paramount is lords paramount.

Words near lord paramount in the dictionary

  1. lord of the flies
  2. lord of the manor
  3. lord of the rings
  4. Lord only knows
  5. lord over
  6. lord paramount
  7. Lord President of the Council
  8. Lord Privy Seal
  9. lord protector
  10. Lord Provost
  11. Lord Provosts

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