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...
- landed gentry, or regularly, a religious order. A title similar to such a lordship is known in French as Sieur or Seigneur du Manoir, Gutsherr in German,...
- were v****als to the count of Jaffa, including the Lordship of Ramla, Lordship of Ibelin and Lordship of Mirabel. Jaffa was taken by the Crusaders in June...
- 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 Sc****enberg (German: Herrschaft Sc****enberg) was a historic state of the Holy Roman Empire, now located in the Prin****lity of Liechtenstein...
- 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 is an ancient thoroughfare, once rural, in East Dulwich, a suburb of the London Borough of Southwark in southeast London, England, and forms...
- 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 salvation controversy (also called lordship controversy) is a theological dispute regarding a soteriological question within Christianity...
- The Lordship of Groningen (Dutch: Heerlijkheid Groningen) was a lordship under the rule of the House of Habsburg between 1536 and 1594, which is the present-day...