Emily Dickinson Lexicon

landlord (-s), n. [compound word; see land, n. and lord, n.] (webplay: inn).

1. 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.
2. Farmer; [fig.] Deity; God; higher power; powers that be.