LORDSHIP

lordship

(noun) the authority of a lord

Lordship

(noun) a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge; “Your Lordship”; “His Lordship”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

lordship (countable and uncountable, plural lordships)

The state or condition of being a lord.

(hence, with "his" or "your", often capitalised) Title applied to a lord, bishop, judge, or another man with a title.

(humorous, with "his" or "your") A boy or man who is behaving in a seigneurial manner or acting like a lord, behaving in a bossy manner or lording it up

Seigniory; domain; the territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor.

Dominion; power; authority.

Anagrams

• shiplord

Source: Wiktionary

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Lord"ship, n.

1. The state or condition of being a lord; hence (with his or your), a title applied to a lord (except an archbishop or duke, who is called Grace) or a judge (in Great Britain), etc.

2. Seigniory; domain; the territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor. What lands and lordships for their owner know My quondam barber. Dryden.

3. Dominion; power; authority. They which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them. Mark x. 42.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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