Noun
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 dictionaryYour 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