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
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.
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Source: Wiktionary
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
25 April 2024
(verb) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; “The fugue typifies Bach’s style of composition”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
