lordship

Significado (Inglés)

  1. (countable, uncountable) The state or condition of being a lord.
  2. (broadly, capitalized, countable, often, uncountable) Title applied to a lord, bishop, judge, or another man with a title.
  3. (countable, humorous, uncountable) 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
  4. (countable, uncountable) Seigniory; domain; the territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor.
  5. (countable, uncountable) Dominion; power; authority.

Frecuencia

C1
Pronúnciase como (IPA)
/ˈlɔːd.ʃɪp/
Etimoloxía (Inglés)

In summary

From Middle English lordshipe, laverdschipe, from Old English hlāfordsċiepe, equivalent to lord + -ship. Cognate with Scots lairdschip.

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