Overlord — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who has general authority over others

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈoʊvɚlˌɔːɹd/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈəʊvəlˌɔːd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈəʊvəlˌɔːd/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈoʊvɚlˌɔːɹd/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lord master

Word Forms

overlordship	noun	the position of overlord
mastership	noun	the position of master
master	verb	have dominance or the power to defeat over
lordship	noun	the authority of a lord

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Oberherr

eine Person, die allgemeine Autorität über andere hat

🇫🇷French

suzerain

une personne qui a une autorité générale sur les autres

🇪🇸Spanish

señor

una persona que tiene autoridad general sobre los demás

🇮🇹Italian

signore supremo

una persona che ha autorità generale sugli altri

🇳🇱Dutch

opperheer

iemand die algemeen gezag over anderen heeft

🇵🇹Portuguese

senhor supremo

uma pessoa que tem autoridade geral sobre os outros

🇷🇺Russian

повелитель

человек, обладающий общей властью над другими

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अधिपति

वह व्यक्ति जिसका दूसरों पर सामान्य अधिकार हो

🇧🇩Bengali

অধিপতি

একজন ব্যক্তি যার অন্যদের উপর সাধারণ কর্তৃত্ব রয়েছে

🇮🇳Tamil

அதிபதி

மற்றவர்கள் மீது பொது அதிகாரம் கொண்ட நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

అధిపతి

ఇతరులపై సాధారణ అధికారం ఉన్న వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

अधिपती

इतरांवर सामान्य अधिकार असलेली व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

અધિપતિ

એવી વ્યક્તિ કે જે અન્ય લોકો પર સામાન્ય સત્તા ધરાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಧಿಪತಿ

ಇತರರ ಮೇಲೆ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಅಧಿಕಾರ ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മേലധികാരി

മറ്റുള്ളവരുടെ മേൽ പൊതുവായ അധികാരമുള്ള ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਾਲਕ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜਿਸਦਾ ਦੂਜਿਆਂ ਉੱਤੇ ਆਮ ਅਧਿਕਾਰ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

حاکم

ایک شخص جو دوسروں پر عمومی اختیار رکھتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

霸王

对他人拥有普遍权威的人

🇯🇵Japanese

大君主

他人に対して一般的な権限を持つ人

🇰🇷Korean

과부하

다른 사람에 대한 일반적인 권위를 가진 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chúa tể

một người có thẩm quyền chung đối với người khác

🇹🇭Thai

เจ้าเหนือหัว

บุคคลที่มีอำนาจโดยทั่วไปเหนือผู้อื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

tuan

seseorang yang memiliki otoritas umum atas orang lain

🇵🇭Filipino

panginoon

isang taong may pangkalahatang awtoridad sa iba

🇲🇾Malay

tuan

seseorang yang mempunyai kuasa am ke atas orang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أفرلورد

الشخص الذي له سلطة عامة على الآخرين

🇮🇷Persian

ارباب

شخصی که بر دیگران اختیار کلی دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

derebeyi

başkaları üzerinde genel otoriteye sahip olan kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

אדון

אדם שיש לו סמכות כללית על אחרים

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