lordship

Noun

Meaning

The state or condition of being a lord; hence (with his or your), a title applied to a lord (except an archbishop or duke, who is called Grace) or a judge (in Great Britain), etc.

Seigniory; domain; the territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

dominion barony control rule authority command sovereignty mastery supremacy seigniory empire sir acme highness excellency
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Antonyms

lack evil ban servant disadvantage breach
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Hypernyms

title authority dominance authorization potency authorisation

Phrases with the word

Your Lordship

Anagrams

shiplord

Examples

Your Lordship Source: Internet

His Lordship Source: Internet

Alice was also joint heir to the Abergavenny lordship; Hicks (1998), p. 38. Richard's succession to the estates did not go undisputed, however. Source: Internet

Bede, Historia Ecclesiastica, II, 5. Importantly, whatever their origin or whenever they flourished, these dynasties established their claim to lordship through their links to extended kin ties. Source: Internet

A deity’s four faces may illustrate the concept of God’s fourfoldness, typifying his strength, knowledge, lordship, and potency. Source: Internet

Gwent in south-east Wales was already under West Saxon lordship, but in the view of historian T. M. Charles-Edwards this passage shows that the other Welsh kingdoms were under Mercian lordship until Edward took direct power by deposing Ælfwynn. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Lords Temporal Lords' Act Lordsburg Lordship of Ireland Lordstown Lordville