Lord willing and the creek don't rise
Barring unforeseen circumstances.
Near-synonym: hopefully (sentence adverbial sense)
lord
UK /lɔːd/ US /lɔɹd/
noun 10name 6verb 2intj 1
Collocations
4(noun.)
ADJ
great, noble | feudal
VERB + LORD
serve
LORD + VERB
rule sb/sth
Definitions
noun
1
The master of the servants of a household; (historical) the master of a feudal manor
Bleſſed is that ſeruant, whome his Lord when he commeth, ſhal finde ſo doing.
Por. ...But now, I was the Lord of this faire manſion, maiſter of my ſeruants, Queene oer my ſelfe[…]
2
The master of the servants of a household; (historical) the master of a feudal manor
[…]thou worthie Lord, Of that vnworthie wife that greeteth thee
Pet. Katherine, I charge thee, tell theſe head-ſtrong women, What dutie they doe owe their Lords and huſbands!
3
The master of the servants of a household; (historical) the master of a feudal manor
A mightie Lord of Swine!
Turnus[…] Wrench'd from his feeble hold the shining Sword; And plung'd it in the Bosom of its Lord.
4
One possessing similar mastery over others; (historical) 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 Eng
It is a pytuouse case... whan subjectes rebell agaynst their naturall lorde.
Man over men He made not Lord.
5
One possessing similar mastery over others; (historical) 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 Eng
verb
1
To domineer or act like a lord.
The grisly toadstool grown there might I see, / And loathed paddocks lording on the same.
2
To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord; to grant the title of lord.
He being thus lorded / Not only with what my revenue yielded, / But what my power might else exact, […] / he did believe / He was indeed the Duke
name
1
The Abrahamic deity of the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic faiths.
The breath of worldly men cannot depose, The deputy elected by the Lord.
Their act emphasized their acceptance of Islam as their new allegiance and the forsaking of the true and Living God, Jehovah (the LORD), with devotion to the moon god idol Allah. Abram was given a new name, as well, by the LORD.
2
The Abrahamic deity of the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic faiths.
3
The Abrahamic deity of the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic faiths.
Some trust in charets, and some in horses: but wee will remember the Name of the Lord our God.
4
Jesus Christ, God the Son.
Therfore I doe you to vnderſtand that no má ſpeaking in the Spirit of God, ſaith anáthema to IESVS. And no man can ſay, Our Lord IESVS: but in the holy Ghoſt.
How loyal in the following of thy Lord!
5
Any other deity particularly important to a religion or a worshipper.
...and our Lord [the Horned God] as Master, Father, and Sage.
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
lord of the flies
Beelzebub; Satan
lord it over
To behave as if one is in control of; to make a display of having an advantage over or superiority to.
They were in a manner absolute despots in their little domains, lording it, if so disposed, over both law and gospel, and accountable to none but the mother-country.
after the Lord Mayor's show
Said of a disappointing or mundane event occurring straight after an exciting, magnificent, or triumphal event.
as is usual on all such occasions, after gaiety comes squalor; or, as we observe in respect to the annual pageant of the City of London that "after the Lord Mayor's Show comes a,—d
the Lord works in mysterious ways
Alternative form of God works in mysterious ways.
I was just saying to Lina here, ain't it something," she said. "You join a committee against mugging, annd the same night you get mugged! Well, the Lord works in mysterious ways, l
Example Bank
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Bleſſed is that ſeruant, whome his Lord when he commeth, ſhal finde ſo doing.
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Por. ...But now, I was the Lord of this faire manſion, maiſter of my ſeruants, Queene oer my ſelfe[…]
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Lords of manors are distinguished from other land-owners with regard to the game.
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The grisly toadstool grown there might I see, / And loathed paddocks lording on the same.
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He being thus lorded / Not only with what my revenue yielded, / But what my power might else exact, […] / he did believe / He was indeed the Duke
Wiktionary06
The breath of worldly men cannot depose, The deputy elected by the Lord.
WiktionaryUsage Notes
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In some senses, lord is marked as obsolete, archaic, historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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