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outlord

outlord verb: to be more lordly than; to outrank or surpass.

Verb

outlord (third-person singular simple present outlords, present participle outlording, simple past and past participle outlorded)

  1. (rare, transitive) To be more lordly than; to outrank or surpass.
    • […] then the pale moon in her sphere; then the other six planets successively in their spheres, but with Sol or Sun outlording them all in glory; […]1873, David Masson, Drummond of Hawthornden: The Story of His Life and Writings, page 71

Forms of outlord

third-person singular presentoutlords
present participleoutlording
past participleoutlorded
pastoutlorded

Origin of outlord

From out- + lord.

Questions about outlord

What does outlord mean?
Outlord means to be more lordly than; to outrank or surpass.
What part of speech is outlord?
Outlord is a verb.
What is the past tense of outlord?
The past tense of outlord is outlorded.

Words near outlord in the dictionary

  1. outlooked
  2. outlooker
  3. outlookers
  4. outlooking
  5. outlooks
  6. outlord
  7. outlorded
  8. outlording
  9. outlords
  10. outlot
  11. outlots

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