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The phrase "a lord for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are referring to someone who holds the title of lord or is acting in a capacity associated with that title.
Example: "He was appointed as a lord for the region, responsible for overseeing local governance."
Alternatives: "a lord of" or "a lord to".
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There's a scene in "The First Part of the Contention" where the rebel Jack Cade beheads a lord for printing books and setting up a grammar school to teach young men to read instead of leaving them to tally their business accounts.
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He then went to France, where in a duel he killed a French lord for insulting Charles I. Returning to England, he was imprisoned by the Commons (1642 43).
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In the course of time, however, the occasions on which a lord could ask for a subsidy came to be limited (1) to the knighting of his eldest son, (2) to the first marriage of his eldest daughter, (3) to the payment of his ransom, and sometimes (4) to his going on a crusade.
To him I was nothing, a rootless alien who lacked a lord to die for.
In the 7th century these bonds took one of two forms: commendation (a freeman placed himself under the protection of a more powerful lord for the duration of his life) and precarious contract (a powerful lord received certain services in return for the use of his land for a limited time under advantageous conditions).
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