What does "lordship" mean?
Lordship: Seigniory; domain; the territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor. What lands and lordships for their owner know My quondam barber. Dryden.
Additional senses
- 2.Dominion; power; authority. They which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them. Mark x. 42.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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