Lord vs. King

Published: 24 Apr, 2018

Main Difference

The main difference between Lord and King is that the Lord is a title of nobility for proprietary power and control of a territory given by a King or religious authorities and King is a class of male monarch.

Lord

Lord is an appellation for a person or deity who has authority, control, or power over others acting like 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. The collective "Lords" can refer to a group or body of peers.
King

King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen regnant in (while the title of queen on its own usually refers to the consort of a king).
In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the title may refer to tribal kingship. Germanic kingship is cognate with Indo-European traditions of tribal rulership (c.f. Indic rājan, Gothic reiks, and Old Irish rí, etc.)
In the context of classical antiquity, king may translate Latin rex or either Greek archon or basileus.
In classical European feudalism, the title of king as the ruler of a kingdom is understood as the highest rank in the feudal order, potentially subject, at least nominally, only to an emperor (harking back to the client kings of the Roman Empire).
In a modern context, the title may refer to the ruler of one of a number of modern monarchies (either absolute or constitutional). The title of king is used alongside other titles for monarchs: in the West, prince, emperor, archduke, duke or grand duke, and in the Middle East, sultan or emir; etc.
King may also refer to a king consort, a title that is sometimes given to the husband of a ruling queen, however the title prince consort is sometimes granted instead.

Wikipedia

Lord (noun)
The master of the servants of a household; the master of a feudal manor
Lord (noun)
The male head of a household, a father or husband.
Lord (noun)
One possessing similar mastery over others; 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)
Lord (noun)
The owner of a house, piece of land, or other possession
Lord (noun)
A feudal tenant holding his manor directly of the king
Lord (noun)
A peer of the realm, particularly a temporal one
Lord (noun)
One possessing similar mastery in figurative senses (esp. as lord of ~)
Lord (noun)
A baron or lesser nobleman, as opposed to greater ones
Lord (noun)
The heavenly body considered to possess a dominant influence over an event, time, etc.
Lord (noun)
A hunchback.
Lord (noun)
Sixpence.
Lord (verb)
Domineer or act like a lord.
Lord (verb)
To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord; to grant the title of lord.

King (noun)
A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy. If it's an absolute monarchy, then he is the supreme ruler of his nation.
"Henry VIII was the king of England from 1509 to 1547."
King (noun)
A powerful or majorly influential person.
King (noun)
Something that has a preeminent position.
"In times of financial panic, cash is king."
King (noun)
A component of certain games.
King (noun)
The principal chess piece, that players seek to threaten with unavoidable capture to result in a victory by checkmate. It is often the tallest piece, with a symbolic crown with a cross at the top.
King (noun)
A playing card with the letter "K" and the image of a king on it, the thirteenth card in a given suit.
King (noun)
A king skin.
"Oi mate, have you got kings?"
King (noun)
A male dragonfly; a drake.
King (noun)
A king-sized bed.
King (verb)
To crown king, to make (a person) king.
King (verb)
To rule over as king.
King (verb)
To perform the duties of a king.
King (verb)
To assume or pretend preeminence (over); to lord it over.
King (verb)
To promote a piece of draughts/checkers that has traversed the board to the opposite side, that piece subsequently being permitted to move backwards as well as forwards.
King (verb)
To dress and perform as a drag king.

Wiktionary

Lord (noun)
A hump-backed person; - so called sportively.
Lord (noun)
One who has power and authority; a master; a ruler; a governor; a prince; a proprietor, as of a manor.
Lord (noun)
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.
Lord (noun)
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.
Lord (noun)
A husband.
Lord (noun)
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.
Lord (noun)
The Supreme Being; Jehovah.
Lord (noun)
The Savior; Jesus Christ.
Lord
To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord.
Lord
To rule or preside over as a lord.
Lord (verb)
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.

King (noun)
A Chinese musical instrument, consisting of resonant stones or metal plates, arranged according to their tones in a frame of wood, and struck with a hammer.
King (noun)
A chief ruler; a sovereign; one invested with supreme authority over a nation, country, or tribe, usually by hereditary succession; a monarch; a prince.
King (noun)
One who, or that which, holds a supreme position or rank; a chief among competitors; as, a railroad king; a money king; the king of the lobby; the king of beasts.
King (noun)
A playing card having the picture of a king{1}; as, the king of diamonds.
King (noun)
The chief piece in the game of chess.
King (noun)
A crowned man in the game of draughts.
King (noun)
The title of two historical books in the Old Testament.
King (verb)
To supply with a king; to make a king of; to raise to royalty.

Webster Dictionary

Lord (noun)
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
Lord (noun)
a person who has general authority over others
Lord (noun)
a titled peer of the realm
Lord (verb)
make a lord of someone

King (noun)
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
King (noun)
a competitor who holds a preeminent position
King (noun)
a very wealthy or powerful businessman;
"an oil baron"
King (noun)
preeminence in a particular category or group or field;
"the lion is the king of beasts"
King (noun)
United States woman tennis player (born in 1943)
King (noun)
United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925)
King (noun)
United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968)
King (noun)
a checker that has been moved to the opponent's first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward
King (noun)
one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king
King (noun)
(chess) the weakest but the most important piece