Why "Lord"?

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No: HPFGUIDX 33152

I was wondering, and forgive me if this has been discussed, why 
everyone refers to Voldemort as "Lord".  Either "The Dark Lord" 
or "Lord Voldemort".  I don't mean his followers.  I mean the people 
who are against him.  Even Dumbledore does it.  I see Lord as being a 
term that implies some respect.  I know that some people would 
probably call him that out of fear, but for those who are actively 
against him I think them refering to him as Lord is the least of 
their worries.  I don't know, maybe I'm nit-picking too much, but I 
don't think that he deserves to be called that.  Plus, don't you 
think it would really make Voldemort very angry if people referred to 
him as Tom.  No greatness implied, no reverence.  It would be a huge 
shot to his already overinflated ego.  It would just be another way 
of saying that they are not with him.  
Just something that came to me last night, and I was wondering what 
others might think about it.  
Carrie