overlord/ˈəuvəlɔ:d; `ovɚˌlɔrd/ n(formerly) nobleman on whose land people of lower rank worked （旧时的）领主, 大地主 a feudal overlord 封建领主 The peasants owed service and obedience to their overlord. 农民要俯首贴耳为地主效劳.
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