Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Used with Your, His, or Their as a title and form of address for a man or men holding the rank of lord.
- noun The position or authority of a lord.
- noun The territory belonging to a feudal lord.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In mining, a mineral property.
- noun The authority or power of a lord or ruler; dominion; sovereignty.
- noun The territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a seigniory, domain, or manor.
- noun The state or dignity of a lord or nobleman: chiefly , with his or your, as a title used in addressing or mentioning a nobleman, except a duke or an archbishop, who has the title of Grace (his or your).
- noun In commerce, a royalty.
- To exercise domination over.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The state or condition of being a lord; hence (with
his oryour ), a title applied to a lord (except an archbishop or duke, who is calledGrace ) or a judge (in Great Britain), etc. - noun Seigniory; domain; the territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor.
- noun Dominion; power; authority.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The state or condition of being a
lord . - noun hence
Title applied to alord (except an archbishop or duke, who is called Grace) or a formal form of address applied to ajudge (in Great Britain), etc. - noun
Seigniory ;domain ; theterritory over which a lord holdsjurisdiction ; a manor. - noun
Dominion ;power ;authority .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the authority of a lord
- noun a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
Etymologies
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Examples
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_ Will your lordship have the goodness to look at the hand-writing in that road book (_shewing it to his lordship_); that I believe is larger than Mr. De Berenger's usual writing, is it not?
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It was pleasant to see the grace with which he lost his money, and the sweet intimacy with which he called his lordship
The Way We Live Now 2004
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"I understand your lordship is an Earl," said poor Jim.
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It was pleasant to see the grace with which he lost his money, and the sweet intimacy with which he called his lordship Alfred.
The Way We Live Now Anthony Trollope 1848
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The love I dedicate to your lordship is without end; whereof this pamphlet, without beginning, is but a superfluous moiety.
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The love I dedicate to your lordship is without end; whereof this pamphlet, without beginning, is but a superfluous moiety.
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The love I dedicate to your lordship is without end; whereof this pamphlet, without beginning, is but a superfluous moiety.
Law 2010
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The love I dedicate to your lordship is without end; whereof this pamphlet, without beginning, is but a superfluous moiety.
Stromata Blog: 2009
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Cummings: Oh, he's that sort, his lordship, is he?
Whose Body? Dorothy Leigh 1923
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"Well, my lord, as your lordship is so good" — the man-servant paused, about to pour an old brandy into a liqueur glass.
Whose Body? Dorothy Leigh 1923
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