lordship
/ˈlɔrdˌʃɪp/
noun
- A title used to address or refer to a male member of the nobility, such as a lord, baron, or judge.
- The estate belongs to his lordship, the Earl of Warwick.
- In court, the lawyer addressed the judge as 'Your Lordship.'
- The butler announced, 'His Lordship has arrived.'
- The rank, power, or authority of a lord.
- In medieval times, lordship came with both privileges and responsibilities.
- She inherited the lordship of the manor after her father's death.
- The king granted him lordship over the northern territories.
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