Lordly

/ˈlɔː(ɹ)dli/ · adjective

Meaning

Of or relating to a lord..

Definitions by Sense

1. Of or relating to a lord.
2. Having the qualities of a lord; lordlike; noble
3. Appropriate for, or suitable to, a lord; glorious.
4. Proud; haughty; imperious; insolent.
5. In the manner of a lord. Showing command or nobility.

Example Sentences

Show us your lordly might: demonstrate that you can order people and get them to obey.

But they are the peers of the Queensland Parliament, and, having no lordly robes, must approach the Old Country model as closely as possible.

[I]n that some form of duty and sacrifice (here, participation in the 1848 Revolution and a recognition of his lordly duty) is not only beneficially character-forming but also leads ultimately to a condition which is 'sublime'.

Samson, in reply to this, says, “If you are not lordly, nor value your lordly title, as you tell me, and I trust in truth and sincerity, shall I call you a phoenix?

[H]e's still got his lordly habits, and more so since coming out of the war as a general.' 'A colonel, Sammy,' said Rachel. 'Same thing, good as,' said Sammy. 'Boots, of course, does wear his lordly crown with style,' said Rachel. 'Don't I know it?

Deep, indeed, / Their debt of thanks to her who first had dared / To leap the rotten pales of prejudice, / Disyoke their necks from custom, and assert / None lordlier than themselves but that which made / Woman and man.

He asked water, and she gaue him milke, shee brought forth butter in a lordly dish.

It had also its Hall, called the Priory—an older, a larger, a more lordly abode than any Briarfield or Whinbury owned; […]

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• lordlier
• more lordly
• lordliest
• most lordly
• Lordly

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