Definition of Overlords

1. Noun. (plural of overlord) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Overlords

1. overlord [v] - See also: overlord

Lexicographical Neighbors of Overlords

overlong
overlong vowel
overlook
overlookable
overlooked
overlooker
overlookers
overlooking
overlooks
overloop
overloops
overloose
overlord
overlorded
overlording
overlords (current term)
overlordship
overlordships
overloud
overloudly
overlove
overloved
overloves
overloving
overlubricate
overlubricated
overlubricates
overlubricating
overluminosities
overluminosity

Literary usage of Overlords

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Russian Advance by Albert Jeremiah Beveridge (1903)
"THE overlords OF THE CZAR'S ADVANCING POWER IN THE PAR EAST ENERAL ... Let us observe what manner of men are these overlords of the Czar's civil, military, ..."

2. The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the Land of by Charles de Coster (1918)
"And as the result of many an agreement made between ourselves and our overlords we had hoped to enjoy the wealth that came to us as the fruit of our labours ..."

3. The Satapatha-brâhmana: According to the Text of the Mâdhyandina School by Julius Eggeling (1897)
"S. XV, u), 'Wide-ruling thou art, the southern region,' for wide-ruling indeed is that southern region;—-'The divine Rudras are thine overlords,' for the ..."

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