Lord paramount
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
The king of England. See 6 N. Y. 467, 57 Am. Dec. 470.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A term applied to the King of England as the chief feudal proprietor, the theory of the feudal system being that all lands in the realm were held mediately or immediately from him. See De Peyster v. Michael, 6 N. Y. 495, 57 Am. Dec. 470; Opinion of Justices, 66 N. H. 629, 33 Atl. 1076.
Defined under Lord in Black's Law Dictionary.