Lordship
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈlɔːd.ʃɪp/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lordship is a noun meaning The state or condition of being a lord.
Meaning
The state or condition of being a lord.
More Meanings
- (by extension, with "his" or "your", often capitalised) Title applied to a lord, bishop, judge, or another man with a title.
- Seigniory; domain; the territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor.
- Dominion; power; authority.
- (humorous, with "his" or "your") A man (sometimes a boy) who is behaving in a seigneurial manner or acting like a lord, behaving in a bossy manner or lording it up
Example Sentences
May I ask that the order be granted, if your lordship so pleases?
What lands and lordships for their owner know / My quondam barber, but his worship now.
'He's had his bath,' she said. 'He's just had his bath, bless his little lordship's heart.'
[…]for whose ransom he compelled Lord Percy to build the castle of Punnoon, in the lordship of Eaglesham.
Word Forms
- lordships
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include excellency, seigneury, seigneur, earl, seigniory, sovereignty.
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