Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Landlord (-s)
landlord (-s), n. [compound word; see land, n. and lord, n.] (webplay: inn).
- Host; innkeeper; tavern owner; lodge proprietor; master of a hostel for guests who travel long distances; [fig.] Creator; Maker; Master; Holy Ghost; Heavenly Father; Lord of the Universe.
- Farmer; [fig.] Deity; God; higher power; powers that be.
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