LORDSHIP

lordship

Noun

  1. The state or condition of being a lord.
  2. Title applied to a lord (except an archbishop or duke, who is called Grace) or a formal form of address applied to a judge (in Great Britain), etc.
    May I ask that the order be granted, if your lordship so pleases?
  3. Seigniory; domain; the territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor.
  4. Dominion; power; authority.


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