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lorded it over

lorded it over is the simple past and past participle of lord it over.

Meaning of lord it over

Verb

lord it over (third-person singular simple present lords it over, present participle lording it over, simple past and past participle lorded it over)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To behave as if one is in control of; to make a display of having an advantage over or superiority to.
    • They were in a manner absolute despots in their little domains, lording it, if so disposed, over both law and gospel, and accountable to none but the mother-country.1809, Diedrich Knickerbocker [pseudonym; Washington Irving], chapter XVI, in A History of New York, from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty. […], volume (please specify...
    Synonyms:
    queen it

Questions about lorded it over

What is lorded it over the simple past and past participle of?
Lorded it over is the simple past and past participle of lord it over.

Words near lorded it over in the dictionary

  1. Lord-Lieutenant
  2. Lord-Lieutenants
  3. lorddom
  4. lorddoms
  5. lorded
  6. lorded it over
  7. lorded over
  8. Lorden
  9. Lordens
  10. lordery
  11. lordess

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