Overlord

Overlord

In the feudal system, the title overlord refers to a particularly powerful lord, who has power over many people and/or power over other lords; see also Mandala (Southeast Asian history).

Other

Fiction

  • Overlord (film), a 1975 black and white film directed by Stuart Cooper that is set around the D-Day invasion
  • Overlord (comics), a comic-book supervillain created by Erik Larsen
  • Overlord (Transformers), a Transformers character
  • Overlord (G.I. Joe), a fictional villain in the G.I. Joe universe, member of Cobra
  • Childhood's End, a science fiction book by Arthur C. Clarke that contains an alien species known as the Overlords
  • Invasion of the Capital, also called Over Lord, an episode of the TV series RahXephon with an operation named after the Battle of Normandy

Video gaming


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  • Overlord — O ver*lord , n. One who is lord over another or others; a superior lord; a master. Freeman. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • overlord — c.1200, from OVER (Cf. over) + LORD (Cf. lord) …   Etymology dictionary

  • overlord — ► NOUN ▪ a ruler, especially a feudal lord …   English terms dictionary

  • overlord — [ō′vər lôrd΄] n. 1. a lord ranking above other lords, esp. in the feudal system 2. any person having great authority or power over others overlordship n …   English World dictionary

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