Thesaurus: lordship

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1. 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.
2. n. Seigniory; domain; the territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor.
3. n. Dominion; power; authority.
4. n. a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
5. n. the authority of a lord
6. 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.
7. n:100 n. a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge n. the authority of a lord