Lordship Meaning
/ˈlɔːd.ʃɪp/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe state or condition of being a lord.
nounTitle applied to a lord, bishop, judge, or another man with a title.
Sentence Examples
His Lordship hasn't got up yet. I suggest you try later.
His Lordship isn't up yet. I suggest you try later.
The lordship tries to control peoples with ideologies.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The knight knelt before the king and recognized his ____ over the kingdom.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The people of the village lived under the ____ of a powerful and often very unpopular nobleman today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English lordschipe, from Old English hlāfordsċiepe, equivalent to lord + -ship. Cognate with Scots lairdschip. Doublet of lairdship.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"For example, we know that Alfred did connect land tenure with lordship and that he was particularly interested in questions of military service[…]"
— 2004, Alice Sheppard, Families of the King: Writing Identity in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, page 27:
"Lordship entails both privilege and responsibility. Lords have power over their subjects, but that power is granted them so that they can protect and provide for others."
— 2011, Daniel Frankforter, Word of God - Words of Men: The Use and Abuse of Scripture, page 93:
"'He's had his bath,' she said. 'He's just had his bath, bless his little lordship's heart.'"
— 1946, Mervyn Peake, Titus Groan:
"Charles had not been employed above six months at Darracott Place, but he was not such a whopstraw as to make the least noise in the performance of his duties when his lordship was out of humour."
— 1959, Georgette Heyer, chapter 1, in The Unknown Ajax:
"What lands and lordships for their owner know / My quondam barber, but his worship now."
— c. 1690, Juvenal, translated by John Dryden, The Tenth Satire of Juvenal:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The knight knelt before the king and recognized his ____ over the kingdom.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The people of the village lived under the ____ of a powerful and often very unpopular nobleman today.