overlordship

«overlordship» in Mova's school dictionary: the power or position of an overlord, a ruler who has… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (overlordship)

meaning for a pupil

Overlordship is the power or position of an overlord, a ruler who has power over other lords or kings. tree →

sense in the lessons

Met in history lessons on the Middle Ages and empires: the Vikings or Normans claimed overlordship of lands; a king might accept another king's overlordship.

examples

• The Normans claimed overlordship of England. tree →
• Welsh princes had to accept the overlordship of the English king. tree →
• The emperor's overlordship covered many small kingdoms. tree →
• Overlordship meant lesser lords paid tribute. tree →
• The Mongols held overlordship over Russia for 200 years. tree →

note

Uncountable. From «over» + «lord» + «-ship». The person is an «overlord».

Trees and pragmatics

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