The title may also be used in conjunction with others to denote a superior holder of an otherwise generic title , in such combinations as `` Lord Mayor '' or `` Lord Chief Justice '' .

The word actually comes from the MISC@1 forms for `` loaf '' -LRB- bread -RRB- and `` ward '' -LRB- used to mean `` protector '' , although today it means `` one who is protected '' -RRB- . So a lord or `` loaf ward '' was originally `` the one who protected the loaf '' .
