gen. A person (predominantly, a man) having authority, direction or control over the action of another or others; a director, leader, chief…

Lord, chief, master; man of high position or rank; sometimes more generally = Man.

A man (or boy) who has dominion over subjects, or to whom service and obedience are due; a king, a ruler, a master. Also: a leader of a group of…

A man having a position of authority or rule over others; a leader, a ruler, a chief; a religious superior; esp. (in early use) a supervisor or…

A person who is over others; a superior.

In early use, synonymous with lord, n. int.; a person high in rank or authority, a ruler, a feudal superior; the lord of a manor. Now rare, and…

A person with superiority or authority; a chief, a head, a superior. Obsolete.

A supervisor, an overseer, an inspector; a man holding an official position of authority over others. Cf. overman, n. 1a.

Esp. in Italy: a man of distinction, rank, or authority; a gentleman, a nobleman; an overlord. See also grand signior, n.

Frequently ironic or humorous. Any grand or powerful person, council, authority, etc. Cf. High Mightiness n. at high, adj. n.2compounds 4. Now rare.

a farmer who employs labour and works himself; hence in extended use, a person in authority.

With the. Also with capital initial. colloquial (chiefly U.S.). A person in authority; spec. a prison warder or governor; a policeman; an employer…

Australian and New Zealand slang. A person in authority.

a person regarded as having authority, or who represents authority.

(a) (now chiefly historical) (in representations of North American Indian speech) the President of the United States; = Great Father n.; (b) (chiefly…