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lorddom

noun

Etymology

From Middle English lorddom, from Old English hlāforddōm (“rulership; jurisdiction; authority”), equivalent to lord + -dom.

  1. inherited from hlāforddōm
  2. inherited from lorddom

Definitions

  1. The authority, rule, jurisdiction, sovereignty, or domain of a lord

    • The saloons of the Roman Emperor, even yet fresh with their gilding, serve as cool subterranean wine-cellars to the English baronet, who, with the King of Naples and the Irish Franciscans, shares the lorddom of the Palatine."
    • … And lull, meanwhile, war's barbarous business all To slumbrous rest the lands and seas around: For thou alone our mortal hearts canst help With hushful peace. Since Mars armipotent, That over war's wild labours lorddom wields, …
    • And by lorddom no patriot swears. Our longitude also between the great seas, Even should king and lorddom go down, Unfits us for joining our senate with theirs; [...]

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