Definitions of Lordship [ˈlɔrd ʃɪp]

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Definition of 'Lordship'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) lordship
(often cap.) (in Great Britain) a term of respect used when speaking of or to judges or certain noblemen (usu. prec. by his or your).

2.  lordship
the state or dignity of a lord.

3.  lordship
the authority or power of a lord.

4.  lordship
the domain of a lord.

Etymology: (bef. 900)

Definition of 'Lordship'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) Lordship
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
"Your Lordship"; "His Lordship"

2. (noun) lordship
the authority of a lord

Definition of 'Lordship'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Lordship
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. (noun) Lordship
seigniory; domain; the territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor

3. (noun) Lordship
dominion; power; authority

Translation of 'Lordship'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (withHis, ~Youretc) a word used in speaking to, or about, a man with the title `Lord' and also certain judges who do not have this title Thank you, Your Lordship.
Afrikaans: lordskap	Arabic: سِيادَه، صاحِب السِّيادَه	Bulgarian: светлост
Brazilian: senhoria	Czech: lordstvo	German: Seine, Eure Lordschaft
Danish: Deres Exellence; Hans Exe	Greek: εντιμότατε	Spanish: señoría
Estonian: (tema, teie) kõrgus	Farsi: اربابی	Finnish: Teidän Ylhäisyytenne
French: Monsieur le (...); Excell	Hebrew: כְּבוֹד הַלוֹרד, אֲדוֹנִי	Hindi: श्रीमान्, प्रभुत्व, राजशक
Croatian: gospodstvo	Hungarian: méltóságod	Indonesian: Yang Mulia
Icelandic: lávarðstign; ávarpstitill	Italian: eccellenza, signoria	Japanese: 閣下
Korean: 각하, 군주의 지위	Lithuanian: šviesybė	Latvian: Jūsu Augstība/Gaišība (lo
Malay: tuan	Dutch: edele heer	Norwegian: Deres Nåde
Polish: Lordowska Mość	Persian: ،بزرگى،آقايى اربابی	Pashto: لويى،مشرتوب
Portuguese: senhoria	Romanian: Excelenţă...; Luminăţie..	Russian: (его, ваша) светлость
Slovak: lordstvo	Slovenian: vaša milost	Serbian: lordovstvo
Swedish: Hans (Ers) nåd	Thai: ตำแหน่งหรือฐานะขุนนางชั้น	Turkish: Lord cenapları
Taiwanese: 爵爺	Ukrainian: світлість	Urdu: لارڈ کا خطاب رکھنے والے ک
Vietnamese: lối tôn xưng của giới quý	Chinese: 爵爷
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