Definition of Overlord

Babylon English
overlord
n. superior ruler (especially in feudal system); one with great influence

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OVERLORD Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Overlord
(n.)
One who is lord over another or others; a superior lord; a master.
  

WordNet 2.0
overlord
Noun
1. a person who has general authority over others
(synonym) master, lord
(hypernym) ruler, swayer
(hyponym) feudal lord, seigneur, seignior

hEnglish - advanced version
overlord
overlord
\o"ver*lord`\ (?), n. one who is lord over another or others; a superior lord; a master.
overlord
n : a person who has general authority over others [syn: master, lord]



for Vocabulary Exams of KPDS, YDS,UDS (in Turkey); and SAT in America
overlord
One who holds supremacy over another.


OVERLORD Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries

International Relations and Security Acronyms
OVERLORD
World War II (6 June 1944) Allied cross-Channel invasion of northwest Europe


OVERLORD Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Overlord
In feudalism, an overlord was a lord having authority over other lords.

Overlord may also refer to:
In military history:

  • Operation Overlord (codename for the Battle of Normandy), the invasion of Normandy by Allied forces during World War II
  • Overlord (military acronym)

In fiction:

  • Overlord (comics), a comic-book supervillain created by Erik Larsen
  • Overlord (Transformers), a Transformers character
  • Overlord (species), a non-human species in the book Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke
  • "Invasion of the Capital" / "Over Lord", an episode of the TV series RahXephon with an operation named after the Battle of Normandy.
  • Dark Lord (also known as "Evil Overlord"), in fiction, a powerful villain with evil henchmen
  • In the Disgaea games, Anime, and manga, an Overlord is a demon in charge of a netherworld of its own.

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Way of the Tiger
Way of the Tiger is the name of a series of adventure gamebooks by Mark Smith & Jamie Thomson set on the world of Orb. The reader takes the part of a young ninja, Avenger on his quest to avenge his foster father and recover the Scrolls of Kettsuin. Later books present fresh challenges for Avenger to overcome. Compared to other gamebooks such as those in the Fighting Fantasy series, Way of the Tiger provided a more developed storyline and atmosphere, as well as three-dimensional characters.

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