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lords it over

lords it over is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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What is lords it over the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Lords it over is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lord it over.

Words near lords it over in the dictionary

  1. lords and ladies
  2. lords and masters
  3. Lords Chamberlain
  4. Lords Chancellor
  5. Lords Hill
  6. lords it over
  7. Lords Mayor
  8. lords mesne
  9. lords of gingerbread
  10. Lords of Misrule
  11. lords of the manor

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