lordship
/ˈlɔɹd.ʃɪp/ noun C1- The state or condition of being a lord.
- Title applied to a lord, bishop, judge, or another man with a title. · May I ask that the order be granted, if your lordship so pleases?
- A man (sometimes a boy) who is behaving in a seigneurial manner or acting like a lord, behaving in a bossy manner or lording it up
- Seigniory; domain; the territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor.
- Dominion; power; authority.
Plural lordships
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I can get along with the Prime Minister, and I've nothing against the Home Secretary, who seemed a civil, obliging sort of man, but I can't stand his lordship.
His lordship shook himself free with some impatience.
Billy, you will show his lordship out, and tell Mrs.
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