laird

[ laird; Scots leyrd ]

noun

, Scot.

1. a landed proprietor.

laird

/ lerd; lɛəd /

noun

1. a landowner, esp of a large estate

Other Words From

• lairdly adjective
• lairdship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of laird¹

1400–50; late Middle English laverd, northern and Scots form of loverd lord

Word History and Origins

Origin of laird¹

C15: Scottish variant of lord

Example Sentences

The stag was originally built more than 150 years ago on Mormond Hill near Fraserbugh by estate tenants to commemorate their laird's wedding.

From BBC

Nightcaps may be had at Elsa’s Bar, named for the Italian-born fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli, whose avant-garde creations were worn by Frances Farquharson, a fashion editor who married a Scottish laird and lived nearby.

From New York Times

The man behind plans to buy and rewild a 3,500-acre estate in Argyll has insisted he is not a "green laird".

From BBC

“Such whisky,” an opinionated laird or peat cutter might mutter, “is made from the fires of hell rather than from the good clean earth.”

From Seattle Times

Could Scotland see a 'green laird gold rush'?

From BBC