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Definition of "overlord" []

  • A lord having power or supremacy over other lords. (noun)
  • One in a position of supremacy or domination over others. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "overlord" in a sentence
  • "Then turn the bits and pieces that remain over to whatever corporate overlord is paying your tab."
  • "Ajax, the Achaeanvillain, feels more like a quasi-medieval feudal overlord from a fantasy novel than a brash Homeric warrior."
  • "Escape from evil overlord is the name of the game here, with a bit of bondage and gunplay."