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Lordship

Lordship Meaning & Definition
Lordship Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Lordship?

[n] the authority of a lord
[n] a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge; "Your Lordship"; "His Lordship"

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See Also | authorisation | authority | authorization | dominance | say-so | title

Lordship In Webster's Dictionary

\Lord"ship\, n. 1. 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. 2. Seigniory; domain; the territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor. What lands and lordships for their owner know My quondam barber. --Dryden. 3. Dominion; power; authority. They which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them. --Mark x. 42.

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