Chief lord

Noun

Définitions

1.NounSynonym of overlord: the lord of a fee immediately owed personal service or rent by a tenant, a tenant's liege lord.

"Most feudal obligations were owed to the chief lord of the estate, but others were owed only and directly to the king of the realm."

2.NounSynonym of overlord: a lord over other lords, a lord paramount.

"The chief lord over all other lords was the king."

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