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   Larodopa
         n 1: the levorotatory form of dopa (trade names Bendopa and
               Brocadopa and Larodopa); as a drug it is used to treat
               Parkinson's disease [syn: {L-dopa}, {levodopa}, {Bendopa},
               {Brocadopa}, {Larodopa}]

English Dictionary: Larodopa by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lord Britten of Aldeburgh
n
  1. major English composer of the 20th century; noted for his operas (1913-1976)
    Synonym(s): Britten, Benjamin Britten, Edward Benjamin Britten, Lord Britten of Aldeburgh
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lord of Misrule
n
  1. a person appointed master of revels at a Christmas celebration
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lord Privy Seal
n
  1. the senior cabinet minister in the British Cabinet who has no official duties
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Honesty \Hon"es*ty\, n. [OE. honeste, oneste, honor, OF.
      honest[82], onest[82] (cf. F. honn[88]tet[82]), L. honestas.
      See {Honest}, a.]
      1. Honor; honorableness; dignity; propriety; suitableness;
            decency. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
  
                     She derives her honesty and achieves her goodness.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      2. The quality or state of being honest; probity; fairness
            and straightforwardness of conduct, speech, etc.;
            integrity; sincerity; truthfulness; freedom from fraud or
            guile.
  
                     That we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all
                     godliness and honesty.                        --1 Tim. ii.
                                                                              2.
  
      3. Chastity; modesty. --Chaucer.
  
                     To lay . . . siege to the honesty of this Ford's
                     wife.                                                --Shak.
  
      4. (Bot.) Satin flower; the name of two cruciferous herbs
            having large flat pods, the round shining partitions of
            which are more beautiful than the blossom; -- called also
            {lunary} and {moonwort}. {Lunaria biennis} is common
            honesty; {L. rediva} is perennial honesty.
  
      Syn: Integrity; probity; uprightness; trustiness;
               faithfulness; honor; justice; equity; fairness; candor;
               plain-dealing; veracity; sincerity.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lord \Lord\, n. [OE. lord, laverd, loverd, AS. hl[be]ford, for
      hl[be]fweard, i. e., bread keeper; hl[be]f bread, loaf +
      weardian to look after, to take care of, to ward. See {Loaf},
      and {Ward} to guard, and cf. {Laird}, {Lady}.]
      1. One who has power and authority; a master; a ruler; a
            governor; a prince; a proprietor, as of a manor.
  
                     But now I was the lord Of this fair mansion. --Shak.
  
                     Man over men He made not lord.            --Milton.
  
      2. A titled nobleman., whether a peer of the realm or not; a
            bishop, as a member of the House of Lords; by courtesy;
            the son of a duke or marquis, or the eldest son of an
            earl; in a restricted sense, a boron, as opposed to
            noblemen of higher rank. [Eng.]
  
      3. A title bestowed on the persons above named; and also, for
            honor, on certain official persons; as, lord advocate,
            lord chamberlain, lord chancellor, lord chief justice,
            etc. [Eng.]
  
      4. A husband. [bd]My lord being old also.[b8] --Gen. xviii.
            12.
  
                     Thou worthy lord Of that unworthy wife that greeteth
                     thee.                                                --Shak.
  
      5. (Feudal Law) One of whom a fee or estate is held; the male
            owner of feudal land; as, the lord of the soil; the lord
            of the manor.
  
      6. The Supreme Being; Jehovah.
  
      Note: When Lord, in the Old Testament, is printed in small
               capitals, it is usually equivalent to Jehovah, and
               might, with more propriety, be so rendered.
  
      7. The Savior; Jesus Christ.
  
      {House of Lords}, one of the constituent parts of the British
            Parliament, consisting of the lords spiritual and
            temporal.
  
      {Lord high chancellor}, {Lord high constable}, etc. See
            {Chancellor}, {Constable}, etc.
  
      {Lord justice clerk}, the second in rank of the two highest
            judges of the Supreme Court of Scotland.
  
      {Lord justice general}, [or] {Lord president}, the highest in
            rank of the judges of the Supreme Court of Scotland.
  
      {Lord keeper}, an ancient officer of the English crown, who
            had the custody of the king's great seal, with authority
            to affix it to public documents. The office is now merged
            in that of the chancellor.
  
      {Lord lieutenant}, a representative of British royalty: the
            {lord lieutenant of Ireland} being the representative of
            royalty there, and exercising supreme administrative
            authority; the {lord lieutenant of a county} being a
            deputy to manage its military concerns, and also to
            nominate to the chancellor the justices of the peace for
            that county.
  
      {Lord of misrule}, the master of the revels at Christmas in a
            nobleman's or other great house. --Eng. Cyc.
  
      {Lords spiritual}, the archbishops and bishops who have seats
            in the House of Lords.
  
      {Lords temporal}, the peers of England; also, sixteen
            representative peers of Scotland, and twenty-eight
            representatives of the Irish peerage.
  
      {Our lord}, Jesus Christ; the Savior.
  
      {The Lord's Day}, Sunday; the Christian Sabbath, on which the
            Lord Jesus rose from the dead.
  
      {The Lord's Prayer}, the prayer which Jesus taught his
            disciples. --Matt. vi. 9-13.
  
      {The Lord's Supper}.
            (a) The paschal supper partaken of by Jesus the night
                  before his crucifixion.
            (b) The sacrament of the eucharist; the holy communion.
  
      {The Lord's Table}.
            (a) The altar or table from which the sacrament is
                  dispensed.
            (b) The sacrament itself.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Abbot \Ab"bot\, n. [AS. abbod, abbad, L. abbas, abbatis, Gr.
      'abba^s, fr. Syriac abb[be] father. Cf. {Abba}, {Abb[82]}.]
      1. The superior or head of an abbey.
  
      2. One of a class of bishops whose sees were formerly abbeys.
            --Encyc. Brit.
  
      {Abbot of the people}. a title formerly given to one of the
            chief magistrates in Genoa.
  
      {Abbot of Misrule} (or {Lord of Misrule}), in medi[91]val
            times, the master of revels, as at Christmas; in Scotland
            called the {Abbot of Unreason}. --Encyc. Brit.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lord \Lord\, n. [OE. lord, laverd, loverd, AS. hl[be]ford, for
      hl[be]fweard, i. e., bread keeper; hl[be]f bread, loaf +
      weardian to look after, to take care of, to ward. See {Loaf},
      and {Ward} to guard, and cf. {Laird}, {Lady}.]
      1. One who has power and authority; a master; a ruler; a
            governor; a prince; a proprietor, as of a manor.
  
                     But now I was the lord Of this fair mansion. --Shak.
  
                     Man over men He made not lord.            --Milton.
  
      2. A titled nobleman., whether a peer of the realm or not; a
            bishop, as a member of the House of Lords; by courtesy;
            the son of a duke or marquis, or the eldest son of an
            earl; in a restricted sense, a boron, as opposed to
            noblemen of higher rank. [Eng.]
  
      3. A title bestowed on the persons above named; and also, for
            honor, on certain official persons; as, lord advocate,
            lord chamberlain, lord chancellor, lord chief justice,
            etc. [Eng.]
  
      4. A husband. [bd]My lord being old also.[b8] --Gen. xviii.
            12.
  
                     Thou worthy lord Of that unworthy wife that greeteth
                     thee.                                                --Shak.
  
      5. (Feudal Law) One of whom a fee or estate is held; the male
            owner of feudal land; as, the lord of the soil; the lord
            of the manor.
  
      6. The Supreme Being; Jehovah.
  
      Note: When Lord, in the Old Testament, is printed in small
               capitals, it is usually equivalent to Jehovah, and
               might, with more propriety, be so rendered.
  
      7. The Savior; Jesus Christ.
  
      {House of Lords}, one of the constituent parts of the British
            Parliament, consisting of the lords spiritual and
            temporal.
  
      {Lord high chancellor}, {Lord high constable}, etc. See
            {Chancellor}, {Constable}, etc.
  
      {Lord justice clerk}, the second in rank of the two highest
            judges of the Supreme Court of Scotland.
  
      {Lord justice general}, [or] {Lord president}, the highest in
            rank of the judges of the Supreme Court of Scotland.
  
      {Lord keeper}, an ancient officer of the English crown, who
            had the custody of the king's great seal, with authority
            to affix it to public documents. The office is now merged
            in that of the chancellor.
  
      {Lord lieutenant}, a representative of British royalty: the
            {lord lieutenant of Ireland} being the representative of
            royalty there, and exercising supreme administrative
            authority; the {lord lieutenant of a county} being a
            deputy to manage its military concerns, and also to
            nominate to the chancellor the justices of the peace for
            that county.
  
      {Lord of misrule}, the master of the revels at Christmas in a
            nobleman's or other great house. --Eng. Cyc.
  
      {Lords spiritual}, the archbishops and bishops who have seats
            in the House of Lords.
  
      {Lords temporal}, the peers of England; also, sixteen
            representative peers of Scotland, and twenty-eight
            representatives of the Irish peerage.
  
      {Our lord}, Jesus Christ; the Savior.
  
      {The Lord's Day}, Sunday; the Christian Sabbath, on which the
            Lord Jesus rose from the dead.
  
      {The Lord's Prayer}, the prayer which Jesus taught his
            disciples. --Matt. vi. 9-13.
  
      {The Lord's Supper}.
            (a) The paschal supper partaken of by Jesus the night
                  before his crucifixion.
            (b) The sacrament of the eucharist; the holy communion.
  
      {The Lord's Table}.
            (a) The altar or table from which the sacrament is
                  dispensed.
            (b) The sacrament itself.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Abbot \Ab"bot\, n. [AS. abbod, abbad, L. abbas, abbatis, Gr.
      'abba^s, fr. Syriac abb[be] father. Cf. {Abba}, {Abb[82]}.]
      1. The superior or head of an abbey.
  
      2. One of a class of bishops whose sees were formerly abbeys.
            --Encyc. Brit.
  
      {Abbot of the people}. a title formerly given to one of the
            chief magistrates in Genoa.
  
      {Abbot of Misrule} (or {Lord of Misrule}), in medi[91]val
            times, the master of revels, as at Christmas; in Scotland
            called the {Abbot of Unreason}. --Encyc. Brit.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ascendant \As*cend"ant\, n. [F. ascendant, L. ascendens; p. pr.
      of ascendere.]
      1. Ascent; height; elevation. [R.]
  
                     Sciences that were then in their highest ascendant.
                                                                              --Temple.
  
      2. (Astrol.) The horoscope, or that degree of the ecliptic
            which rises above the horizon at the moment of one's
            birth; supposed to have a commanding influence on a
            person's life and fortune.
  
      Note: Hence the phrases
  
      {To be in the ascendant}, to have commanding power or
            influence, and
  
      {Lord of the ascendant}, one who has possession of such power
            or influence; as, to rule, for a while, lord of the
            ascendant. --Burke.
  
      3. Superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency; as, one
            man has the ascendant over another.
  
                     Chievres had acquired over the mind of the young
                     monarch the ascendant not only of a tutor, but of a
                     parent.                                             --Robertson.
  
      4. An ancestor, or one who precedes in genealogy or degrees
            of kindred; a relative in the ascending line; a
            progenitor; -- opposed to {descendant}. --Ayliffe.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Paramount \Par"a*mount\, a. [OF. par amont above; par through,
      by (L. per) + amont above. See {Amount}.]
      Having the highest rank or jurisdiction; superior to all
      others; chief; supreme; pre[89]minent; as, a paramount duty.
      [bd]A traitor paramount.[b8] --Bacon.
  
      {Lady paramount} (Archery), the lady making the best score.
           
  
      {Lord paramount}, the king.
  
      Syn: Syn. Superior; principal; pre[89]minent; chief.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lord \Lord\, n. [OE. lord, laverd, loverd, AS. hl[be]ford, for
      hl[be]fweard, i. e., bread keeper; hl[be]f bread, loaf +
      weardian to look after, to take care of, to ward. See {Loaf},
      and {Ward} to guard, and cf. {Laird}, {Lady}.]
      1. One who has power and authority; a master; a ruler; a
            governor; a prince; a proprietor, as of a manor.
  
                     But now I was the lord Of this fair mansion. --Shak.
  
                     Man over men He made not lord.            --Milton.
  
      2. A titled nobleman., whether a peer of the realm or not; a
            bishop, as a member of the House of Lords; by courtesy;
            the son of a duke or marquis, or the eldest son of an
            earl; in a restricted sense, a boron, as opposed to
            noblemen of higher rank. [Eng.]
  
      3. A title bestowed on the persons above named; and also, for
            honor, on certain official persons; as, lord advocate,
            lord chamberlain, lord chancellor, lord chief justice,
            etc. [Eng.]
  
      4. A husband. [bd]My lord being old also.[b8] --Gen. xviii.
            12.
  
                     Thou worthy lord Of that unworthy wife that greeteth
                     thee.                                                --Shak.
  
      5. (Feudal Law) One of whom a fee or estate is held; the male
            owner of feudal land; as, the lord of the soil; the lord
            of the manor.
  
      6. The Supreme Being; Jehovah.
  
      Note: When Lord, in the Old Testament, is printed in small
               capitals, it is usually equivalent to Jehovah, and
               might, with more propriety, be so rendered.
  
      7. The Savior; Jesus Christ.
  
      {House of Lords}, one of the constituent parts of the British
            Parliament, consisting of the lords spiritual and
            temporal.
  
      {Lord high chancellor}, {Lord high constable}, etc. See
            {Chancellor}, {Constable}, etc.
  
      {Lord justice clerk}, the second in rank of the two highest
            judges of the Supreme Court of Scotland.
  
      {Lord justice general}, [or] {Lord president}, the highest in
            rank of the judges of the Supreme Court of Scotland.
  
      {Lord keeper}, an ancient officer of the English crown, who
            had the custody of the king's great seal, with authority
            to affix it to public documents. The office is now merged
            in that of the chancellor.
  
      {Lord lieutenant}, a representative of British royalty: the
            {lord lieutenant of Ireland} being the representative of
            royalty there, and exercising supreme administrative
            authority; the {lord lieutenant of a county} being a
            deputy to manage its military concerns, and also to
            nominate to the chancellor the justices of the peace for
            that county.
  
      {Lord of misrule}, the master of the revels at Christmas in a
            nobleman's or other great house. --Eng. Cyc.
  
      {Lords spiritual}, the archbishops and bishops who have seats
            in the House of Lords.
  
      {Lords temporal}, the peers of England; also, sixteen
            representative peers of Scotland, and twenty-eight
            representatives of the Irish peerage.
  
      {Our lord}, Jesus Christ; the Savior.
  
      {The Lord's Day}, Sunday; the Christian Sabbath, on which the
            Lord Jesus rose from the dead.
  
      {The Lord's Prayer}, the prayer which Jesus taught his
            disciples. --Matt. vi. 9-13.
  
      {The Lord's Supper}.
            (a) The paschal supper partaken of by Jesus the night
                  before his crucifixion.
            (b) The sacrament of the eucharist; the holy communion.
  
      {The Lord's Table}.
            (a) The altar or table from which the sacrament is
                  dispensed.
            (b) The sacrament itself.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Protector \Pro*tect"or\, n. [L.: cf. F. protecteur.]
      1. One who, or that which, defends or shields from injury,
            evil, oppression, etc.; a defender; a guardian; a patron.
  
                     For the world's protector shall be known. --Waller.
  
      2. (Eng. Hist.) One having the care of the kingdom during the
            king's minority; a regent.
  
                     Is it concluded he shall be protector ! --Shak.
  
      3. (R. C. Ch.) A cardinal, from one of the more considerable
            Roman Catholic nations, who looks after the interests of
            his people at Rome; also, a cardinal who has the same
            relation to a college, religious order, etc.
  
      {Lord Protector} (Eng. Hist.), the title of Oliver Cromwell
            as supreme governor of the British Commonwealth
            (1653-1658).
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