Lorddom
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lorddom is a noun meaning The authority, rule, jurisdiction, sovereignty, or domain of a lord.
Meaning
The authority, rule, jurisdiction, sovereignty, or domain of a lord.
Example Sentences
“Hogging supreme lorddom for herself.” And then this suddenly struck him as funny.
It was Chauncey DeGrandis, lord of the manor, trying in vain to assert his lord-dom.
Have they not all of lorddom at their heels, do they not hold the strings of Britain's purse?
And was it for this that the illustrious men of her family had been born — viceroys, archbishops and great captains who received titles and lorddoms from monarchs !
Word Forms
- lorddoms
- lord-dom
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lord-dom, lordship, lordness, seigniory, lord, signory.
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