LAIRD

laird

(noun) a landowner

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Proper noun

Laird

A surname.

Anagrams

• LIDAR, drail, larid, liard, lidar

Etymology

Noun

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.

Verb

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).

Anagrams

• LIDAR, drail, larid, liard, lidar

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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