That’s a good point mik5 – the “other meanings” (mik5)
Especially during the Middle Ages, when people used to live under the nobility.
“A king (or lord) ruled large areas of land. To protect his land from invasion, the king gave parts of it to local lords, who were called vassals. In return, his vassals promised to fight to defend the king’s land.” (Middle Ages dot net, on Google search page of “king lord middle ages”)
…Which is how we got the word, “landlord.” Wow. Didn’t put it together until now.