lordship

[ lawrd-ship ]

noun

1. (often initial capital letter) a term of respect used when speaking of or to certain noblemen (usually preceded by his or your ).
2. the state or dignity of a lord.
3. the authority or power of a lord.
4. the domain of a lord.
5. British. (often initial capital letter) a term of respect used when speaking of or to judges (usually preceded by his or your ).

lordship

¹

/ ˈlɔːdʃɪp /

noun

1. the position or authority of a lord

Lordship

²

/ ˈlɔːdʃɪp /

noun

1. preceded byYour or His a title used to address or refer to a bishop, a judge of the high court, or any peer except a duke

Word History and Origins

Origin of lordship¹

before 900; Middle English; Old English hlāfordscipe. See lord, -ship

Example Sentences

True aristocrats live on the same land as the peons because that is what you have to do to exercise true lordship.

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"Capital, capital," his lordship would remark with great alacrity, when there was no other way of escape.

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His lordship retired shortly to his study, Hetton and Mr. Haggard betook themselves to the billiard-room.

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When his lordship retired early, as was his custom, the other men adjourned once more to the billiard-room.

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"I most humbly thank your lordship," replied the butler with an air of profound gratitude, as he chuckled in his sleeve.

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What is, then, this precious drink I read of in my Shakespeare—so precious, that your lordship will not trust him to his butler?

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