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# overlordship

noun (overlordship)

«overlordship» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Overlordship is the power or position of an overlord, a ruler who has power over other lords or kings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overlordship/#m1)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overlordship/#x1)
- Welsh princes had to accept the overlordship of the English king. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overlordship/#x2)
- The emperor's overlordship covered many small kingdoms. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overlordship/#x3)
- Overlordship meant lesser lords paid tribute. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overlordship/#x4)
- The Mongols held overlordship over Russia for 200 years. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overlordship/#x5)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «overlordship» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overlordship/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«overlordship» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/overlordship.html) on Mova free.