The difference between Ennoble and Lord
When used as verbs, ennoble means to bestow with nobility, honour or grace, whereas lord means domineer or act like a lord.
Lord is also noun with the meaning: the master of the servants of a household.
check bellow for the other definitions of Ennoble and Lord
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Ennoble as a verb:
To bestow with nobility, honour or grace.
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Ennoble as a verb:
To perform on a fabric the industrial processes of dry-cleaning, printing and embossing, and sizing and finishing.
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Lord as a noun (obsolete):
The master of the servants of a household; the master of a feudal manor The male head of a household, a father or husband. The owner of a house, piece of land, or other possession
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Lord as a noun (historical):
One possessing similar mastery over others; any feudal superior generally; any nobleman or aristocrat; any chief, prince, or sovereign ruler; in Scotland, a male member of the lowest rank of nobility (the equivalent rank in England is baron) A feudal tenant holding his manor directly of the king A peer of the realm, particularly a temporal one A baron or lesser nobleman, as opposed to greater ones
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Lord as a noun:
One possessing similar mastery in figurative senses (esp. as lord of ~) The magnates of a trade or profession
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Lord as a noun (astrology):
The heavenly body considered to possess a dominant influence over an event, time, etc.
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Lord as a noun (British, slang, obsolete):
A hunchback.
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Lord as a noun (British, Australian, via [[Cockney rhyming slang]], obsolete):
Sixpence.
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Lord as a verb (intransitive, and, transitive):
Domineer or act like a lord.
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Lord as a verb (transitive):
To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord; to grant the title of lord.