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Lord of the Isles

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Donald of Islay, who in 1346 reduced the Hebrides under his away. The title had been borne by others for centuries before, and was also borne by his successors. One of Sir Walter Scott’s metrical romances is so called. This title is now borne by the Prince of Wales.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Lord Fanny
Lord Foppington
Lord, Lady
Lord Lovel
Lord Mayor’s Day
Lord Peter
Lord Strutt
Lord Thomas
Lord of Creation
Lord of Misrule
Lord of the Isles
Loredano (James)
Lorenzo (in Edward Young’s Nights Thoughts)
Loretto
Lorrequer (Harry)
Lose
Lose Caste (To)
Lose Heart (To)
Lose not a Tide
Lose the Day (To)
Lose the Horse or win the Saddle

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