Lord Illustrations
Countverb
(intransitive) To recite numbers in sequence.
Lordnoun
(obsolete) The master of the servants of a household; (historical) the master of a feudal manor
Countverb
(transitive) To determine the number (of objects in a group).
‘There are three apples; count them.’;
Lordnoun
(archaic) The male head of a household, a father or husband.
Countverb
(intransitive) To be of significance; to matter.
‘Your views don't count here.’; ‘It does count if you cheat with someone when you're drunk.’;
Lordnoun
(archaic) The owner of a house, piece of land, or other possession
Countverb
(intransitive) To be an example of something: often followed by as and an indefinite noun.
‘Apples count as a type of fruit.’;
Lordnoun
One possessing similar mastery over others; (historical) any feudal superior generally; any nobleman or aristocrat; any chief, prince, or sovereign ruler; in Scotland, a male member of the lowest rank of nobility (the equivalent rank in England is baron)
Countverb
(transitive) To consider something an example of something.
‘He counts himself a hero after saving the cat from the river.’; ‘I count you as more than a friend.’;
Lordnoun
(historical) A feudal tenant holding his manor directly of the king
Countverb
(obsolete) To take account or note (of).
Lordnoun
A peer of the realm, particularly a temporal one
Countverb
To plead orally; to argue a matter in court; to recite a count.
Lordnoun
A baron or lesser nobleman, as opposed to greater ones
Countnoun
The act of counting or tallying a quantity.
‘Give the chairs a quick count to check if we have enough.’;
Lordnoun
One possessing similar mastery in figurative senses (esp. as lord of ~)
Countnoun
The result of a tally that reveals the number of items in a set; a quantity counted.
Lordnoun
The magnates of a trade or profession
Countnoun
A countdown.
Lordnoun
(astrology) The heavenly body considered to possess a dominant influence over an event, time, etc.
Countnoun
(legal) A charge of misconduct brought in a legal proceeding.
Lordnoun
A hunchback.
Countnoun
(baseball) The number of balls and strikes, respectively, on a batter's in-progress plate appearance.
‘He has a 3–2 count with the bases loaded.’;
Lordnoun
Sixpence.
Countnoun
(obsolete) An object of interest or account; value; estimation.
Lordverb
Domineer or act like a lord.
Countnoun
The male ruler of a county.
Lordverb
(transitive) To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord; to grant the title of lord.
Countnoun
A nobleman holding a rank intermediate between dukes and barons.
Lordnoun
A hump-backed person; - so called sportively.
Countnoun
(entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Tanaecia. Other butterflies in this genus are called earls and viscounts.
Lordnoun
One who has power and authority; a master; a ruler; a governor; a prince; a proprietor, as of a manor.
‘But now I was the lordOf this fair mansion.’; ‘Man over menHe made not lord.’;
Countadjective
Countable.
Lordnoun
A titled nobleman., whether a peer of the realm or not; a bishop, as a member of the House of Lords; by courtesy; the son of a duke or marquis, or the eldest son of an earl; in a restricted sense, a baron, as opposed to noblemen of higher rank.
Countverb
To tell or name one by one, or by groups, for the purpose of ascertaining the whole number of units in a collection; to number; to enumerate; to compute; to reckon.
‘Who can count the dust of Jacob?’; ‘In a journey of forty miles, Avaux counted only three miserable cabins.’;
Lordnoun
A title bestowed on the persons above named; and also, for honor, on certain official persons; as, lord advocate, lord chamberlain, lord chancellor, lord chief justice, etc.
Countverb
To place to an account; to ascribe or impute; to consider or esteem as belonging.
‘Abracham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.’;
Lordnoun
A husband.
‘Thou worthy lordOf that unworthy wife that greeteth thee.’;
Countverb
To esteem; to account; to reckon; to think, judge, or consider.
‘I count myself in nothing else so happyAs in a soul remembering my good friends.’;
Lordnoun
One of whom a fee or estate is held; the male owner of feudal land; as, the lord of the soil; the lord of the manor.
Countverb
To number or be counted; to possess value or carry weight; hence, to increase or add to the strength or influence of some party or interest; as, every vote counts; accidents count for nothing.
‘This excellent man . . . counted among the best and wisest of English statesmen.’;
Lordnoun
The Supreme Being; Jehovah.
Countverb
To reckon; to rely; to depend; - with on or upon.
‘He was brewer to the palace; and it was apprehended that the government counted on his voice.’; ‘I think it a great error to count upon the genius of a nation as a standing argument in all ages.’;
Lordnoun
The Savior; Jesus Christ.
Countverb
To take account or note; - with
Lordverb
To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord.
Countverb
To plead orally; to argue a matter in court; to recite a count.
Lordverb
To rule or preside over as a lord.
Countnoun
The act of numbering; reckoning; also, the number ascertained by counting.
‘Of blessed saints for to increase the count.’; ‘By this count, I shall be much in years.’;
Lordverb
To play the lord; to domineer; to rule with arbitrary or despotic sway; - sometimes with over; and sometimes with it in the manner of a transitive verb; as, rich students lording it over their classmates.
‘The whiles she lordeth in licentious bliss.’; ‘I see them lording it in London streets.’; ‘And lorded over them whom now they serve.’;
Countnoun
An object of interest or account; value; estimation.
Lordnoun
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
Countnoun
A formal statement of the plaintiff's case in court; in a more technical and correct sense, a particular allegation or charge in a declaration or indictment, separately setting forth the cause of action or prosecution.
Lordnoun
a person who has general authority over others
Countnoun
A nobleman on the continent of Europe, equal in rank to an English earl.
Lordnoun
a titled peer of the realm
Countnoun
the total number counted;
‘a blood count’;
Lordverb
make a lord of someone
Countnoun
the act of counting;
‘the counting continued for several hours’;
Lord
Lord is an appellation for a person or deity who has authority, control, or power over others, acting as a master, a chief, or a ruler. The appellation can also denote certain persons who hold a title of the peerage in the United Kingdom, or are entitled to courtesy titles.
Countnoun
a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl
Countverb
determine the number or amount of;
‘Can you count the books on your shelf?’; ‘Count your change’;
Countverb
have weight; have import, carry weight;
‘It does not matter much’;
Countverb
show consideration for; take into account;
‘You must consider her age’; ‘The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient’;
Countverb
name or recite the numbers;
‘The toddler could count to 100’;
Countverb
put into a group;
‘The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members’;
Countverb
include as if by counting;
‘I can count my colleagues in the opposition’;
Countverb
have faith or confidence in;
‘you can count on me to help you any time’; ‘Look to your friends for support’; ‘You can bet on that!’; ‘Depend on your family in times of crisis’;
Countverb
take account of;
‘You have to reckon with our opponents’; ‘Count on the monsoon’;
Count
Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. The etymologically related English term denoted the land owned by a count.
‘county’;
