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

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