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noun

Lordship 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.

Seigniory; domain; the territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor. "What lands and lordships for their owner know My quondam barber."

Dominion; power; authority. "They which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them."

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"Lordship" Quotes from Famous Books

... that term," said Hubert, with calm dignity. "Master is a vulgarism that I dislike; so, in alluding to his lordship, take the ...

— The Midnight Queen • May Agnes Fleming

... force, but that of death, will be able to dissolve the ties that bind us. Wherever you are, the heart of your St. Julian is with you. Wherever you go, his best wishes accompany you. If in this letter, I have assumed an unbecoming austerity, your lordship will believe that it is the genuine effusion of anxiety and friendship, and will pardon me. It is not that I am more exempt from youthful folly than others. Born with a heart too susceptible for my peace, I am continually guilty of irregularities, that ...

— Italian Letters, Vols. I and II • William Godwin

... not in the prisoner's favor; but, to use the expression of some amidst the audience, dead against him. Otway Bethel came in for a side shaft or two from his lordship; Richard Hare for sympathy. The jury retired about four o'clock, and the judge quitted ...

— East Lynne • Mrs. Henry Wood

... "Your lordship's room," says the seneschal (obviously an old and confidential family servant), "is your old one—the Tapestried Chamber. Her Grace is ...

— In the Wrong Paradise • Andrew Lang

... administration had established while they were in power. I will not pretend to say what would have been the result of their following out that course, but this I do say, that the course pursued by his lordship's government has not benefited the military or the financial affairs of Spain, or promoted the peace of that country or the general tranquillity of Europe, or attained any of the political advantages which the noble viscount ...

— Maxims And Opinions Of Field-Marshal His Grace The Duke Of Wellington, Selected From His Writings And Speeches During A Public Life Of More Than Half A Century • Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington

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