lordship

Meaning

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

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlɔːd.ʃɪp/
Etymology

In summary

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

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