King vs. Lord

King vs. Lord — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between King and Lord

Kingnoun

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.

Lordnoun

(obsolete) The master of the servants of a household; (historical) the master of a feudal manor

Kingnoun

A powerful or majorly influential person.

Lordnoun

(archaic) The male head of a household, a father or husband.

Kingnoun

Something that has a preeminent position.

In times of financial panic, cash is king.

Lordnoun

(archaic) The owner of a house, piece of land, or other possession

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Kingnoun

A component of certain games.

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)

Kingnoun

(chess) 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.

Lordnoun

(historical) A feudal tenant holding his manor directly of the king

Kingnoun

(card games) A playing card with the letter "K" and the image of a king on it, the thirteenth card in a given suit.

Lordnoun

A peer of the realm, particularly a temporal one

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Kingnoun

A checker (a piece of checkers/draughts) that reached the farthest row forward, thus becoming crowned (either by turning it upside-down, or by stacking another checker on it) and gaining more freedom of movement.

Lordnoun

A baron or lesser nobleman, as opposed to greater ones

Kingnoun

A king skin.

Oi mate, have you got kings?

Lordnoun

One possessing similar mastery in figurative senses (esp. as lord of ~)

Kingnoun

A male dragonfly; a drake.

Lordnoun

The magnates of a trade or profession

Kingnoun

A king-sized bed.

Lordnoun

(astrology) The heavenly body considered to possess a dominant influence over an event, time, etc.

Kingverb

To crown king, to make (a person) king.

Lordnoun

A hunchback.

Kingverb

To rule over as king.

Lordnoun

Sixpence.

Kingverb

To perform the duties of a king.

Lordverb

Domineer or act like a lord.

Kingverb

To assume or pretend preeminence (over); to lord it over.

Lordverb

(transitive) To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord; to grant the title of lord.

Kingverb

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.

Lordnoun

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

Kingverb

To dress and perform as a drag king.

Lordnoun

a person who has general authority over others

Kingnoun

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

Lordnoun

a titled peer of the realm

Kingnoun

a competitor who holds a preeminent position

Lordverb

make a lord of someone

Kingnoun

a very wealthy or powerful businessman;

an oil baron

Kingnoun

preeminence in a particular category or group or field;

the lion is the king of beasts

Kingnoun

United States woman tennis player (born in 1943)

Kingnoun

United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925)

Kingnoun

United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968)

Kingnoun

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

Kingnoun

one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king

Kingnoun

(chess) the weakest but the most important piece