The difference between Lord and Proprietor

When used as nouns, lord means the master of the servants of a household, whereas proprietor means an owner.


Lord is also verb with the meaning: domineer or act like a lord.

check bellow for the other definitions of Lord and Proprietor

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. Lord as a noun:

    One possessing similar mastery in figurative senses (esp. as lord of ~) The magnates of a trade or profession

  4. Lord as a noun (astrology):

    The heavenly body considered to possess a dominant influence over an event, time, etc.

  5. Lord as a noun (British, slang, obsolete):

    A hunchback.

  6. Lord as a noun (British, Australian, via [[Cockney rhyming slang]], obsolete):

    Sixpence.

  1. Lord as a verb (intransitive, and, transitive):

    Domineer or act like a lord.

  2. Lord as a verb (transitive):

    To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord; to grant the title of lord.

  1. Proprietor as a noun:

    An owner.

  2. Proprietor as a noun:

    A sole owner of an unincorporated business, also called a sole proprietor.

  3. Proprietor as a noun:

    One of the owners of an unincorporated business, a partner.

  4. Proprietor as a noun (history):

    One or more persons to whom a colonial territory is assigned, like a fief, including its administration.

    Examples:

    "From 10 September 1621 till 12 June 1632, Sir William Alexander, styled Earl of Stirling and Viscount of Canada, was proprietor of the Scottish colony Nova Scotia."

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