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Where does “lord it over” come from?

lord it over (English) comes from English lord over — Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic...

lord it over (English): To behave as if one is in control of; to make a...

Definitions

  1. To behave as if one is in control of; to make a...

Ancestry of “lord it over”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishlord overUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic...
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