English Words Starting With L

• loraine

  nounLow (as a proper noun; not a common English lexical word).
  /lɒˈreɪn/A proper noun, typically a female given name or a place name.
• loran

  nounLow
  /ˈlɔːræn/A long-range radio navigation system that uses pulsed transmissions from ground stations to determine position, primarily used for maritime and aerial navigation.
• lorazepam

  nounC1
  /lɒˈræz.ə.pæm/A potent benzodiazepine drug used primarily for its anxiolytic, sedative, and anticonvulsant effects.
• lorca

  nounLow
  /ˈlɔː.kə/A proper noun referring to the Spanish poet and playwright Federico García Lorca (1898–1936).
• lord

  interjectionnounverbB1
  /lɔːd/A person with authority, control, or power over others, historically a ruler or nobleman; a title for God or Jesus.
• lord advocate

  nounC1/C2
  /ˌlɔːd ˈæd.və.kət/The principal public prosecutor for Scotland, representing the Crown in serious criminal cases, and the principal legal adviser to the Scottish Government.
• lord baltimore cake

  nounVery Low
  /ˌlɔːd ˈbɔːltɪmɔː ˈkeɪk/A traditional American yellow layer cake with a rich frosting made from egg yolks, sugar, and often containing almonds or pecans, coconut, and sometimes sherry or other flavorings.
• lord chamberlain

  nounC2
  /ˌlɔːd ˈtʃeɪmbəlɪn/A senior official in the British Royal Household, responsible for its management and certain ceremonial duties.
• lord chancellor

  nounLow
  /ˌlɔːd ˈtʃɑːnsələ/A high-ranking official in the UK government, historically the head of the judiciary and presiding officer of the House of Lords.
• lord chief justice

  nounC2
  /ˌlɔːd ˌtʃiːf ˈdʒʌstɪs/The most senior judge in England and Wales, heading the judiciary and presiding over the King's Bench Division of the High Court.
• lord haw-haw

  nounLow
  /ˌlɔːd ˈhɔː hɔː/A nickname given to William Joyce, a British fascist who broadcast Nazi propaganda to the UK during World War II.
• lord high chancellor

  nounC2
  /ˌlɔːd ˌhaɪ ˈtʃɑːnsələ/The highest-ranking member of the judiciary and Speaker of the House of Lords in the UK, presiding over the upper house and historically leading the legal system.
• lord howe island

  nounLow (proper noun, geographically specific)
  /ˌlɔːd ˈhaʊ ˈaɪlənd/A small volcanic island in the Tasman Sea, part of the state of New South Wales, Australia.
• lord jim

  nounLow (primarily literary/cultural reference)
  /ˌlɔːd ˈdʒɪm/The title character and protagonist of Joseph Conrad's 1900 novel, a young British seaman haunted by a moment of cowardice.
• lord justice of appeal

  nounC2
  /ˌlɔːd ˈdʒʌstɪs əv əˈpiːl/A senior judge in the Court of Appeal in England and Wales.
• lord lieutenant

  nounC2
  /ˌlɔːd lefˈten.ənt/The sovereign's personal representative in a county or area in the United Kingdom.
• lord mayor

  nounC1
  /ˌlɔːd ˈmeə(r)/The title for the elected head of the municipal government in certain major British, Irish, and some Commonwealth cities.
• lord muck

  nounLow (Colloquial/Informal)
  /ˌlɔːd ˈmʌk/A mocking term for a man who acts self-important, pretentious, or behaves as if he is aristocratic or superior, often without genuine justification.
• lord of appeal

  nounVery Low
  /ˌlɔːd əv əˈpiːl/A title historically given to a senior judge in the United Kingdom's highest appellate court, specifically a life peer appointed under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 to hear appeals in the House of Lords.
• lord of hosts

  nounC2
  /ˌlɔːd əv ˈhəʊsts/A traditional title for God, particularly in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), meaning the sovereign commander of heavenly armies.

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