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lordship(dictionary)
lordship(dictionary)

lordship (iou)



lordship noun & verb. OE.
[from LORD noun + -SHIP.]
A. noun.
The dignity and functions of a lord; dominion, rule, ownership of, over. OE.
G. Bancroft Parliament had asserted an absolute lordship over the colonies. H. Wilson The first lordship of the Treasury.
The land or territory belonging to or under the jurisdiction of a lord; a domain, an estate, a manor. LME.
Ld Macaulay The new envoy..bore a title taken from the lordship of Zulestein.
b. A government, a province, a district. LME-L16.
With possess. adjective (as your lordship etc.): a title of respect given to a nobleman below the rank of a duke, to a judge, and to a bishop; joc. a mock complimentary or respectful designation for an ordinary person. LME.
W. Cruise We must call that case to the consideration of your Lordships. Rachel Anderson The stone dogs on his Lordship's terrace.
A percentage on the sale of a book; a royalty (on a mine or a book). Scot. M18.
b. verb. Infl. -pp-.
verb intrans. & trans. Exercise lordship (over); be a lord or ruler (of). ME-L15.
verb trans. Address as 'your lordship'. M18.