As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

LORD. LORDE. A title given to monks and persons of superior rank ; the equivalent of Dominus and Dan, which signify nothing more than master. In old times a sort of sobriquet, applied to the leaders of festivities, as Christmas Lords, Lords of Misrule, kc. Le Lord, is exceedingly common in H.R.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


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