Teacher asks the student:
"What is your aim in life?"
"To become a psychiatrist", the student replies.
"Very good", the teacher says, "Now would you please spell the word psychiatrist."
After some hesitation the student replies: "Well, I mean I want to be a doctor, sir. D-O-C-T-O-R."
chamberlain n. Official in charge of the royal household.
- chancellor n. (also lord high chancellor) highest officer of the crown, presiding in the house of lords etc.
- chief justice n. President of the queen's bench division.
- lieutenant n. - chief executive authority and head of magistrates in each county.
- hist. Viceroy of ireland.
- mayor n. Title of the mayor in some large cities.
- privy seal n. Senior cabinet minister without official duties.
- —n. - master or ruler.
- hist. Feudal superior, esp. Of a manor.
- peer of the realm or person with the title lord.
- (lord) (often prec. By the) god or christ.
- (lord) a prefixed as the designation of a marquis, earl, viscount, or baron, or (to the christian name) of the younger son of a duke or marquis. B (the lords) = *house of lords. —int. (lord, good lord, etc.) Expressing surprise, dismay, etc. lord it over domineer. [old english, = bread-keeper: related to *loaf1, *ward]
LORE
n. Body of traditions and knowledge on a subject or held by a particular group (bird lore; gypsy lore). [old english: related to *learn]
LORN
adj. Archaic desolate, forlorn. [old english, past part. Of *lose]
LOSE
v. (-sing; past and past part. Lost) 1 be deprived of or cease to have, esp. By negligence.
- be deprived of (a person) by death.
- become unable to find, follow, or understand (lose one's way).
- let or have pass from one's control or reach (lost my chance; lost his composure).
- be defeated in (a game, lawsuit, battle, etc.).
- get rid of (lost our pursuers; lose weight).
- forfeit (a right to a thing).
- spend (time, efforts, etc.) To no purpose.
LOSS
n. - losing or being lost.
- thing or amount lost.
- detriment resulting from losing. at a loss (sold etc.) For less than was paid for it. Be at a loss be puzzled or uncertain. [probably back-formation from *lost]
LOST
cause n. Hopeless undertaking.
- past and past part. Of *lose.
LOTH
var. Of *loath.
LOUD
hailer n. Electronic device for amplifying the voice.
- —adj. - strongly audible, noisy.
- (of colours etc.) Gaudy, obtrusive. —adv. Loudly. out loud aloud. loudish adj. Loudly adv. Loudness n. [old english]
LOUR
v. (also lower) 1 frown; look sullen.
- (of the sky etc.) Look dark and threatening. [origin unknown]
LOUT
n. Rough-mannered person. loutish adj. [origin uncertain]
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