01 n. 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 Gr…
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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.
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Seigniory; domain; the territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor.“What lands and lordships for their owner know My quondam barber.” — Dryden.
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Dominion; power; authority.“They which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them.” — Mark x. 42.