Overling

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A superior. rare

    "But the idle-minded overlings who quibbled while they died, …"

  2. 2
    A ruler; master. UK, dialectal

Synonyms

All synonyms
nabobrulersuperiorsuperior

Example

More examples

"But the idle-minded overlings who quibbled while they died, …"

Etymology

From over + -ling on analogy with underling, or as a revived or dialectal term from Middle English overling (“a superior”). By surface analysis, over + -ling.

More for "overling"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.