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LAIRD
laird
(noun) a landowner
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
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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DOOMED
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