Definition
Powerful rulers or leaders who have complete control or authority over others; people or entities with dominance or superior power.
Etymology
From 'over' (above) + 'lord' (a ruler or nobleman, from Old English 'hlaford'). The word gained prominence describing feudal hierarchies where nobles held power over lands and peasants.
Kelly Says
Medieval 'overlords' weren't called that because they were especially mean—they were literally 'lords over' other lords in a chain of authority, showing how medieval English speakers stacked meanings to describe power hierarchies!
Translations
CACatalà
senyors
sen-yors
DEDeutsch
Herrscher
her-shers
ELΕλληνικά
κύριοι
kee-ree-oi
ESEspañol
soberanos
soh-be-ra-nohs
FAفارسی
حاکمان
haa-kim-an
FRFrançais
seigneurs
sen-yur
IDBahasa Indonesia
tuan
tuan
ITItaliano
signori
see-no-ree
JA日本語
支配者たち
shihai-sha-ta-chi
KO한국어
지배자들
ji-bae-ja-deul
MSBahasa Melayu
tuan
tuan
NLNederlands
heersers
hay-sers
PLPolski
panowie
pa-no-vee
PTPortuguês
soberanos
soh-be-ra-nohs
RORomână
stăpâni
stah-pan-ee
RUРусский
господа
gospo-da
SVSvenska
överherrar
oh-veh-her-rar
SWKiswahili
mtawala
m-ta-wa-la
TAதமிழ்
ஆளுநர்கள்
aa-laun-nar-gal
TEతెలుగు
పాలకులు
paal-aku-lu
TRTürkçe
efendiler
eh-fen-dil-er
UKУкраїнська
господа
hospo-da
VITiếng Việt
chúa tể
chuh-tuh-tay
ZH中文
统治者们
tǒng zhì zhě men
ZUZU
inkosana
in-ko-sa-na