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单词 overlording
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overlordingadj.

Brit. /ˈəʊvəˌlɔːdɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈoʊvərˌlɔrdɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, lording adj.
Etymology: < over- prefix + lording adj., after overlord v., overlord n., or to lord over (see lord v. 4a).
That dominates or rules; that lords it over others; domineering.
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society > authority > rule or government > oppression > [adjective] > domineering or overbearing
masterfulc1390
pontificalc1440
overmasterfula1450
headya1513
imperious1529
supercilious1536
masterlya1544
termagant1546
law-like1556
masterlike1580
dictator-like1582
peremptory1590
domineering1598
burly1605
high-handed1606
pontificial1613
lording1629
overlordingc1629
pontifician1629
peremptor1630
dictatory1639
predominant1642
dictatorial1692
pontific1716
overbearing1718
dictativea1774
knock-me-down1848
imponenta1882
bossy1882
heavy-handed1883
seigneurial1970
c1629 A. Leighton Appeal to Parl. (ed. 2) 8 Overlording Prelacie, sitting in the Temple of God is Popish Prelacie.
1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick xlii. 207 The great Austrian Empire, Cæsarian, heir to overlording Rome.
1910 J. Galsworthy Sheaf (1916) 132 Our dim consciousness of this serene and overlording principle of Equity.
1992 Internat. Affairs 68 370 Only a strong external overlording force like the ‘old’ Soviet Union could perhaps do that.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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