laird
(noun) a landowner
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Laird
A surname.
• LIDAR, drail, larid, liard, lidar
laird (plural lairds)
(chiefly, Scotland) The owner of a Scottish estate; a member of the landed gentry, a landowner. [from 14th c.]
(chiefly, Scotland, historical) Often in the form Laird of, followed by a patronymic: a Scottish clan chief.
laird (third-person singular simple present lairds, present participle lairding, simple past and past participle lairded)
(transitive, Scotland) Chiefly as laird it over: to behave like a laird, particularly to act haughtily or to domineer; to lord (it over).
• LIDAR, drail, larid, liard, lidar
Source: Wiktionary
Laird, n. Etym: [See Lord.]
Definition: A lord; a landholder, esp. one who holds land directly of the crown. [Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 May 2025
(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
