Fucked up I agree, but not wholly incorrect.
Lord \Lord\, n. [OE. lord, laverd, loverd, AS. hl[=a]ford, for hl[=a]fweard, i. e., bread keeper; hl[=a]f 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.