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==Non-English equivalents==
In most cultures in Europe an equivalent appellation denoting deference exists. The French term ''[[Monseigneur|Mon Seigneur]]'' ("My Lord"), shortened to the modern French ''Monsieur'', derives directly from the [[Latin]] ''seniorem'', meaning "elder, senior".<ref>''Larousse Dictionnaire de la Langue Française'', Paris, 1979, p.1713</ref> From this Latin source derived directly also the Italian ''Signore'', the Spanish ''Señor'', the Portuguese ''[[Senhor]]''.

Non-[[Romance languages]] have their own equivalents.  Of the Germanic family there is the [[Dutch language|Dutch]] ''Meneer/Mijnheer/De Heer'' (as in: ''aan de heer Joren Jansen''), German ''Herr'', and Danish ''Herre''.  All three of these stem from a Germanic title of respect (in this case, from the [[Proto-Germanic language|Proto-Germanic]] root ''[[wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hairaz|*haira-]]'', "hoary, venerable, grey", likely a loan translation of Latin ''seniorem'').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://etymonline.com/index.php?term=hoar&allowed_in_frame=0|title=Online Etymology Dictionary|website=etymonline.com|access-date=2016-08-23}}</ref> 
In other European languages there is [[Welsh language|Welsh]] ''Arglwydd'', [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]] ''Úr'', Greek ''[[Kyrie]]'', [[Polish language|Polish]] ''Pan'', Czech ''pán'', [[Breton language|Breton]] ''Aotrou'', and [[Albanian language|Albanian]] ''Zoti''.

In several Indian languages there are the [[Hindi language|Hindi]] ''Swami'', ''Prabhu'', ''Thakur'', ''Samprabhu'' (Overlord) and also words like ''Saheb'' or ''Laat Saheb'' from ''Lord Saheb'' were once used but have changed in meaning now, [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ''Prabhuvu'', [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ''Koman'', [[Kannada]] ''Dore'', [[Bengali language|Bengali]] ''Probhu'', [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] ''Swami'', [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] ''Su'āmī'', [[Nepali language|Nepali]] ''Prabhu''. Words like ''Swami'' and ''Prabhu'' are [[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]]-origin words, common in many Indian languages.

[[Languages of the Philippines|Philippine languages]] have different words for "lord", some of which are cognates. [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] has ''Panginoón'' for "lord" in both the noble and the religious senses. Its root, ''ginoo'', is also found in [[Visayan languages]] like [[Cebuano language|Cebuano]] as the term for "lord". ''Ginoo'' is also the Tagalog root for ''Ginoóng'', the modern equivalent of the English term "[[Mr|Mister]]" (akin to how Romance language terms like ''señor'' may be glossed as either "lord", "mister", or "sir"). [[Ilocano language|Ilocano]] meanwhile employs ''[[Ilokano particles#apo|Apo]]'' for "Lord" in religious contexts; it is a [[Grammatical particle|particle]] that generally accords respect to an addressee of higher status than the speaker.

In the [[Yoruba language]] of West Africa, the words ''Olu'' and ''Oluwa'' are used in much the same way as the English term. [[Olodumare]], the Yoruba conception of [[God Almighty]], is often referred to using either of these two words. In the Yoruba [[chieftaincy]] system, meanwhile, the Oluwo of [[Iwo, Osun State|Iwo]]'s royal title translates to "Lord of Iwo". In [[Lagos]], the Oluwa of Lagos is one of that kingdom's most powerful chiefs.