<B>loquacity, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an inclination to talk a great deal; talkativeness. <BR> <I>Ex. The only limit to his loquacity was his strength (Henry T. Buckle). The songs ... help to compensate for the loquacity (New Yorker).</I> (SYN) garrulity, volubility. </DL>
<A NAME="loquat">
<B>loquat, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a small evergreen tree with small, yellow, plumlike fruit, native to China and Japan but grown in North America since the late 1700's. It belongs to the rose family. <DD><B> 2. </B>its rather tart fruit, which is good to eat. </DL>
<A NAME="loquitur">
<B>loquitur,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) he, she, or it speaks (often used as a stage direction). </DL>
<A NAME="loral">
<B>loral, </B>adjective. <B>=loreal.</B></DL>
<A NAME="loran">
<B>loran, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a system that helps the navigator of an aircraft or ship find his geographical position quickly in any kind of weather by means of signals sent out from two or more fixed radio stations. It is effective up to about 800 miles during the day and 1,600 miles at night. <BR> <I>Ex. The new knowledge of the Gulf Stream was due in great part to the use of loran (Science News Letter).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="loranthaceous">
<B>loranthaceous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> belonging to a family of largely tropical, parasitic plants typified by the mistletoe. </DL>
<A NAME="lorcha">
<B>lorcha, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a light Chinese sailing ship built somewhat like a European model, but rigged like a junk. </DL>
<A NAME="lord">
<B>lord, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>an owner, ruler, or master; person or animal that has the power. <BR> <I>Ex. Lions and elephants are lords of the jungle.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a feudal superior; owner of a manor. <DD><B> 3. </B>(in Great Britain) a man of any one of certain high ranks; peer of the realm; person entitled by courtesy to the title of Lord. <DD><B> 4. </B>(Archaic.) a husband. <BR> <I>Ex. Ye lords of ladies intellectual ... have they not henpeck'd you all? (Byron).</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>(Astrology.) the planet that has a dominant influence over an event, period, or region. <DD><I>v.i. </I> to behave like a lord; rule proudly or absolutely; domineer. <BR> <I>Ex. I am not one to be lorded over by a man no better than myself (Richard Blackmore).</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> to raise to the rank of lord; ennoble. <BR><I>expr. <B>lord it over,</B> </I>to domineer over; boss. <BR> <I>Ex. He was the oldest and lorded it over the rest of us.</I> adj. <B>lordless.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="lord">
<B>Lord, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>God. <BR> <I>Ex. Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves (Psalms 100:3).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>Jesus Christ. <BR> <I>Ex. the year of our Lord. Unto you is born this day ... a Saviour which is Christ the Lord (Luke 2:11).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>in Great Britain: <DD><B> a. </B>a titled nobleman or peer of the realm belonging to the House of Lords, the upper of the two branches of the British Parliament. <DD><B> b. </B>a title used in speaking or writing about men of certain high ranks. <BR> <I>Ex. Lord Tennyson. The son of a duke or marquis is called a Lord.</I> <DD><B> c. </B>a title given by courtesy to men holding certain positions. <BR> <I>Ex. A bishop is called a Lord. Although clothed in impressive robes and addressed as "My Lord," the judge is still a human being (Maclean's).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>the Lords,</B> <DD><B> a. </B>the House of Lords; the upper house of the British Parliament. </I> <I>Ex. In the Lords, there were but 12 to 106 (Horace Walpole).</I> <DD><B> b. </B>members of the House of Lords. </DL>
<A NAME="lordchamberlain">
<B>Lord Chamberlain,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the official in charge of the royal household of Great Britain. </DL>
<A NAME="lordchancellor">
<B>Lord Chancellor</B> or <B>Lord High Chancellor,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the highest judicial official of the United Kingdom, who ranks above all peers except royal princes and the Archbishop of Canterbury. He is Keeper of the Great Seal and chairman of the House of Lords. In theory he presides over the chancery division of the High Court of Justice, though in practice he rarely sits there. He recommends or advises on the appointment of most judges. His office, unlike that of other judges, is political and changes with the government. </DL>
<A NAME="lordchiefjustice">
<B>Lord Chief Justice,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (in Great Britain) the officer who presides over the King's Bench division of the High Court of Justice and, usually, over the Court of Criminal Appeal. Formerly, the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas each had its own Chief Justice, the Chief Justice of the King's Bench sometimes being referred to as the Lord Chief Justice. </DL>
<A NAME="lordhighadmiral">
<B>Lord High Admiral,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (formerly) a high officer at the head of Great Britain's naval administration. </DL>
<A NAME="lordhightreasurer">
<B>Lord High Treasurer,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (formerly) a high officer of the British Crown who was in charge of the government's revenue. </DL>
<A NAME="lording">
<B>lording, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B><B>=lordling.</B> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Archaic.) a lord or master (used as a form of address). </DL>
<A NAME="lordinwaiting">
<B>Lord in Waiting,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a nobleman holding an office in attendance on a British sovereign. </DL>
<A NAME="lordlieutenancy">
<B>Lord Lieutenancy,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the position or office of a Lord Lieutenant. </DL>
<A NAME="lordlieutenant">
<B>Lord Lieutenant,</B> pl. <B>Lords Lieutenant.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (British.) <DD><B> 1. </B>a county official who controls the appointment of justices of the peace. <DD><B> 2. </B>the former English viceroy of Ireland. </DL>
<A NAME="lordliness">
<B>lordliness, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the state of being lordly; high station. <DD><B> 2. </B>lordly pride; haughtiness. </DL>
<A NAME="lordling">
<B>lordling, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a little or unimportant lord. </DL>
<A NAME="lordly">
<B>lordly, </B>adjective, <B>-lier,</B> <B>-liest,</B> adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>like a lord; suitable for a lord; grand; magnificent. <BR> <I>Ex. He saw at a distance the lordly Hudson, far, far below him (Washington Irving).</I> (SYN) noble, aristocratic. <DD><B> 2. </B>haughty; insolent; scornful. <BR> <I>Ex. His lordly airs annoyed his country cousins.</I> (SYN) arrogant, proud, overbearing. <DD><B> 3. </B>of or having to do with a lord or lords; consisting of lords. <BR> <I>Ex. a lordly gathering.</I> <DD><I>adv. </I> in a lordly manner. </DL>
<A NAME="lordmayor">
<B>Lord Mayor,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the title of the mayors of London and some other large English cities. </DL>
<A NAME="lordofhosts">
<B>Lord of Hosts,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> God; Jehovah as Lord of the heavenly hosts and as director of the armies of Israel or as God over all mankind. </DL>
<A NAME="lordofmisrule">
<B>Lord of Misrule,</B> <B>=Abbot of Misrule.</B></DL>
<A NAME="lordosis">
<B>lordosis, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ses.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a forward curvature of the spine that appears to bend the upper body slightly backward. <DD><B> 2. </B>any abnormal curvature of the bones, especially one associated with tetanus or rabies. </DL>
<A NAME="lordotic">
<B>lordotic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with or affected with lordosis. </DL>
<A NAME="lordprivyseal">
<B>Lord Privy Seal,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the official, usually a member of the British cabinet, who is Keeper of the Privy Seal. </DL>
<A NAME="lordproprietor">
<B>lord proprietor,</B> pl. <B>lords proprietors,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an English nobleman granted a charter by the king to settle and govern a colony in North America. </DL>
<A NAME="lordprotector">
<B>Lord Protector,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the title used by Oliver Cromwell as head of the English government, 1653-1658, and his son Richard, 1658-1659. </DL>
<A NAME="lordprovost">
<B>Lord Provost,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the chief magistrate of a Scottish burgh, equal to a mayor. </DL>
<A NAME="lords">
<B>Lords, </B>noun pl. <B>the.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> See under <B>Lord.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="lordsandladies">
<B>lords-and-ladies, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a common European arum; wake-robin. </DL>
<A NAME="lordsanointed">
<B>Lord's Anointed,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the Messiah or Christ. </DL>
<A NAME="lordsday">
<B>Lord's Day,</B> <B>=Sunday </B>(in Christian nations).</DL>
<A NAME="lordship">
<B>lordship, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the rank or position of a lord. <DD><B> 2. </B>Often, <B>Lordship.</B> (British.) the title used in speaking to or of a man having the rank of Lord. <BR> <I>Ex. Your Lordship, his Lordship.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>rule; authority; ownership. <BR> <I>Ex. His lordship over these lands is not questioned. They which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them (Mark 10:42).</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>the land or domain of a lord. <BR> <I>Ex. From many a lordship forth they rode (William Morris).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="lordsprayer">
<B>Lord's Prayer,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a prayer given by Jesus to His disciples. It begins with the words "Our Father Who art in Heaven" (in the Bible, Matthew 6:9-13; Luke 11:2-4). </DL>
<A NAME="lordsspiritual">
<B>Lords Spiritual</B> or <B>lords spiritual,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (British.) the bishops and archbishops in the House of Lords. </DL>
<A NAME="lordssupper">
<B>Lord's Supper,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>Jesus' last supper with His disciples before His crucifixion; Last Supper. <DD><B> 2. </B>the church service in memory of this; Holy Communion. </DL>
<A NAME="lordstable">
<B>Lord's Table,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the altar on which the elements of the Eucharist are placed; Communion table. </DL>
<A NAME="lordstemporal">
<B>Lords Temporal</B> or <B>lords temporal,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (British.) the members of the House of Lords other than bishops and archbishops; lay peers. </DL>
<A NAME="lordsteward">
<B>Lord Steward,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the official in charge of the finances of the royal household of Great Britain. </DL>
<A NAME="lordy">
<B>Lordy, </B>interjection.<DL COMPACT><DD> an exclamation of surprise or wonder. <BR> <I>Ex. Lordy, but it was hot! (E. S. Field).</I> </DL>
