outlord

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verb

To be more lordly than; to outrank or surpass.

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Meanings

verboutlord (third-person singular simple present outlords, present participle outlording, simple past and past participle outlorded)

present singular third person outlords · participle present outlording · participle past outlorded · past outlorded

  1. raretransitiveTo be more lordly than; to outrank or surpass.

    […] then the pale moon in her sphere; then the other six planets successively in their spheres, but with Sol or Sun outlording them all in glory; […]

    1873, David Masson, Drummond of Hawthornden: The Story of His Life and Writings, page 71

Origin

From out- + lord.

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APA

outlord. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outlord

MLA

“outlord.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outlord. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outlord,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outlord.

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