lordship

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | 508 words | Copyright

lord·ship / ˈlôrdˌship/ • n. 1. supreme power or rule: his lordship over the other gods. ∎ archaic the authority or state of being a lord. ∎ hist. a piece of land or territory belonging to or under the jurisdiction of a lord: lands including the lordship of Denbigh. 2. (His/Your, etc., Lordship) in the UK, a respectful form of reference or address to a judge, a bishop, or a man with a title: if Your Lordship pleases.

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