overlord

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The States-General claimed that, after the abjuration of Philip, the sovereignty of the provinces had reverted to them, as the common representative of a group of provinces that were now sovereign in their own right, and that the conferring of that sovereignty on another overlord was their prerogative.

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  1. noun A lord having power or supremacy over other lords.
  2. noun One in a position of supremacy or domination over others.

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  • He fought for control, knowing the overlord was attempting to play upon his emotional responses just as he had upon his intellectual ones. —  Triple Detente by Piers Anthony
  • So though Henrys had never before had direct dealing with this particular overlord, their meeting was no surprise to the Kazo. —  Triple Detente by Piers Anthony
  • Guy stood on one side of his overlord, and Royce stood on the other side. —  Garwood, Julie - The Prize
  • Morgan and Henry genuflected in front of their overlord, then stood up. —  Garwood, Julie - The Prize
  • Her father had never mentioned that his overlord was so young. —  Garwood, Julie - Gentle Warrior
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/ˈoʊvərlɔrd/
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