Definitions for: 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"

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

See Also: authorisation, authority, authorization, dominance, say-so, title

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