Lordship
['lɔːdʃɪp] or ['lɔrd'ʃɪp]
Definition
(noun.) the authority of a lord.
(noun.) 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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Definition
(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 Grace) or a judge (in Great Britain), etc.
(n.) Seigniory; domain; the territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor.
(n.) Dominion; power; authority.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Authority, dominion, rule, sway, command, control, government, direction, domination, empire.[2]. Manor, feudal estate of a nobleman.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Rule, dominion, jurisdiction
ANT:Homage, subjection, subservience
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Examples
- You have behaved very ill to me, said his lordship. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I wish all the young men would dress as you do, said I to his lordship. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Have you applied to his lordship on that subject? Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Your Lordship might have spared that taunt; I do not, dare not love her. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I believe, madam, said his lordship, some apology is due to you from me. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Veway hot, Bantam,' said his Lordship. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The gentleman in the bag wig laid bundles of papers on his lordship's table, and his lordship silently selected one and turned over the leaves. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- His lordship has often watched my sleep in the cold, for half, nay sometimes, during the whole of the night, sitting by my bedside. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Remember your promise, Leinster whispered to me, as he unwillingly followed his lordship. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Now, Mr. Winkle, I have only one more question to ask you, and I beg you to bear in mind his Lordship's caution. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- He bowed very slightly without speaking, and the smile with which he greeted his lordship was scarcely perceptible. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- This letter could not be meant for me, to whom his lordship was only presented yesterday. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Nothing, I replied, for his lordship. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- And Bleak House, said his lordship, is in-- Hertfordshire, my lord. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The letters are really his lordship's, for he told me so himself. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- There are lordships and principalities which are bought and sold, and some other intermediate forms of government. Plato. The Republic.
Typist: Nora