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laird

noun
/lɛːd/UK/lɛəɹd/US/lerd/

Etymology

The noun is borrowed from Scots laird, from northern or Scottish Middle English lard, laverd, a variant of lord. The verb is derived from the noun. Doublet of hlaford and lord.

  1. derived from lard
  2. borrowed from laird

Definitions

  1. A feudal lord in Scottish contexts.

  2. An aristocrat, particularly in Scottish contexts and in reference to the chiefs of the…

    An aristocrat, particularly in Scottish contexts and in reference to the chiefs of the Scottish clans.

    • Now Wiſe, and Rich, and Worthie, and Wonderful, and Faithful and True, and Rare, & Charitable, and Great Laird of Carnwath, Be not Prowd, altho I Commend you at ſuch a Rate behind your back and yet never ſaw You...

  3. A landowner, particularly in Scottish contexts.

  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. Chiefly as laird it over

      Chiefly as laird it over: to behave like a laird, particularly to act haughtily or to domineer; to lord (it over).

      • But cauld was his hearth ere his youdith was o'er, / An' he delved on the lands he had lairded before; / Yet though he beggared his ha' an' deserted his lea, / Contented he roamed on the banks o' the Dee.
      • You'd stand with a single malt, / in braces, admiring a Grinling, / while I did a fingertip search of your face, / [...] / discovering the recesses of baronial you, / lairding it in a rental estate / we were about to lose.
      • Declan observed him, analyzing his reaction. He loved to unnerve his lairding brother.

    2. A surname.

    3. A place in Canada

      A place in Canada:

    4. A place in the United States

      A place in the United States:

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA