war lord

English

Noun

war lord (plural war lords)

  1. Alternative form of warlord
    • 1938, Robert H. Berkov, Strong Man of China: The Story of Chiang Kai-shek‎, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, page 59:
      On February 16, 1927, Chiang met the northern forces in open battle before Hangchow, and inflicted a smashing defeat. The middle-Yangtse war-lord fled north.
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