Definition of Lordship. Meaning of Lordship. Synonyms of Lordship

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Definition of Lordship

Lordship
Lordship Lord"ship, n. 1. 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. Seigniory; domain; the territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor. What lands and lordships for their owner know My quondam barber. --Dryden. 3. Dominion; power; authority. They which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them. --Mark x. 42.

Meaning of Lordship from wikipedia

- A lordship is a territory held by a lord. It was a landed estate that served as the lowest administrative and judicial unit in rural areas. It originated...
- The Lordship of Ireland (Irish: Tiarnas na hÉireann), sometimes referred to retrospectively as Anglo-Norman Ireland, was the part of Ireland ruled by the...
- Lordship Lane may refer to: In London: Lordship Lane, Haringey, north London Lordship Lane, Southwark, south London The disused Lordship Lane railway station...
- The Lordship of Beirut was a feudal seigneury in the Kingdom of Jerusalem centered on the city of Beirut (in modern-day Lebanon). The lord of Beirut was...
- The Lordship of Gedern (German: Herrschaft Gedern) was a lordship or herrschaft centred on Gedern near Büdingen in Hesse, Germany. It is first recorded...
- Lordships of the Manor, therefore were not incorporated into the peerage. It is understood that all English Feudal Baronies that were not Lordships of...
- The Lordship of Groningen (Dutch: Heerlijkheid Groningen; West Frisian: Hearlikheid Grinslân) was a lordship under the rule of the House of Habsburg between...
- Look up lordship in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lordship is a territory held by a lord. Lordship may also refer to: Lordship, the office of a British...
- The Lordship of Transjordan (Old French: Oultrejourdain) was one of the prin****l lordships of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. It encomp****ed an extensive and...
- The Lordship of Denbigh, also known as Denbighland, was a marcher lordship in North Wales created by Edward I in 1284 and granted to the Earl of Lincoln...