lord paramount
1Lord Paramount — Paramount (derived from the Anglo French word paramont , which means up above , or par a mont , meaning up or on top of the mountain ), is the highest authority, or that being of the greatest importance. The word was first used as a term of… …
2Lord paramount — Paramount Par a*mount, a. [OF. par amont above; par through, by (L. per) + amont above. See {Amount}.] Having the highest rank or jurisdiction; superior to all others; chief; supreme; pre[ e]minent; as, a paramount duty. A traitor paramount.… …
3lord paramount — A term applied to the King of England as the chief feudal proprietor, the theory of the feudal system being that all lands in the realm were held mediately or immediately from him …
4lord paramount — A term applied to the King of England as the chief feudal proprietor, the theory of the feudal system being that all lands in the realm were held mediately or immediately from him …
5lord paramount — The king of England …
6Paramount — Par a*mount, a. [OF. par amont above; par through, by (L. per) + amont above. See {Amount}.] Having the highest rank or jurisdiction; superior to all others; chief; supreme; pre[ e]minent; as, a paramount duty. A traitor paramount. Bacon. [1913… …
7lord in gross — In feudal law, he who is lord, not by reason of any manor, but as the king in respect of his crown, etc. Very lord is he who is immediate lord to his tenant; and very tenant, he who holds immediately of that lord. So that, where there is lord… …
8lord in gross — In feudal law, he who is lord, not by reason of any manor, but as the king in respect of his crown, etc. Very lord is he who is immediate lord to his tenant; and very tenant, he who holds immediately of that lord. So that, where there is lord… …
9lord — Synonyms and related words: Brahman, Christ, God, God Almighty, Jehovah, Jesus, Lord, affect, archduke, aristocrat, armiger, baron, baronet, beneficiary, blue blood, boss, bwana, cestui, cestui que trust, cestui que use, chef, chief, church… …
10paramount — Synonyms and related words: acmatic, all absorbing, anointed king, apical, arch, ascendant, at the head, banner, basic, best, boss, bwana, capital, cardinal, central, champion, chef, chief, chieftain, choice, church dignitary, commanding,… …
