Syn. -- Garrulous; talkative. See Garrulous.
Lo*qua"cious*ly, adv. In a loquacious manner.
Lo*qua"cious*ness, n. Loquacity.
Lo*quac"i*ty (?), n. [L. loquacitas: cf. F. loquacité.] The habit or
practice of talking continually or excessively; inclination to talk too
much; talkativeness; garrulity.
Too great loquacity and too great taciturnity by fits.
Arbuthnot.
Lo"quat (?), n. [Chinese name.] (Bot.) The fruit of the Japanese medlar
(Photinia Japonica). It is as large as a small plum, but grows in
clusters, and contains four or five large seeds. Also, the tree itself.
Lo"ral (?), n. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the lores.
Lo"rate (?), a. [L. loratus, fr. lorum thong.] (Bot.) Having the form
of a thong or strap; ligulate.
Lor"cha (?), n. [Pg.] (Naut.) A kind of light vessel used on the coast
of China, having the hull built on a European model, and the rigging
like that of a Chinese junk. Admiral Foote.
Lord (?), n. [Cf. Gr. &?; bent so as to be convex in front.] A
hump-backed person; -- so called sportively. [Eng.] Richardson (Dict.).
Lord, n. [OE. lord, laverd, loverd, AS. hlford, for hlfweard, i. e.,
bread keeper; hlf bread, loaf + weardian to look after, to take care
of, to ward. See Loaf, and Ward to guard, and cf. Laird, Lady.] 1. One
who has power and authority; a master; a ruler; a governor; a prince; a
proprietor, as of a manor.
But now I was the lord Of this fair mansion.
Shak.
Man over men He made not lord.
Milton.
2. A titled nobleman., whether a peer of the realm or not; a bishop, as
a member of the House of Lords; by courtesy; the son of a duke or
marquis, or the eldest son of an earl; in a restricted sense, a baron,
as opposed to noblemen of higher rank. [Eng.]
3. A title bestowed on the persons above named; and also, for honor, on
certain official persons; as, lord advocate, lord chamberlain, lord
chancellor, lord chief justice, etc. [Eng.]