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Lordship
ˈlɔːdʃɪp
Lordship definitions
noun
lordship
lordships
- supreme power or rule
"his lordship over the other gods"
supremacy ascendancy dominance domination superiority predominance pre-eminence primacy hegemony authority mastery control command direction power sway rule government jurisdiction sovereignty suzerainty lordship overlordship- the authority or state of being a lord
"Durham had become another sphere in which he could exercise his good lordship"
- a piece of land belonging to or under the jurisdiction of a lord
"lands including the lordship of Denbigh"
- (in the UK) a respectful form of reference or address to a judge, a bishop, or a man with a title
"if Your Lordship pleases"
- a form of address or reference to a man thought to be acting in a pretentious way