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▪ I. ˈoverˌlordship, n.
[f. overlord n. + -ship.]
The position or authority of an overlord.
1867Freeman Norm. Conq. I. ii. 60 Eadward's..overlordship extended over the whole island. 1877Brockett Cross & Cr. 318 After the brief over-lordship of Stephan Dushan. 1892Daily News 15 Mar. 5/1 The overlord puts [into the mine]..nothing but his overlordship, his right of fixing the price of his permission to bring every ton of coal to the surface.
▪ II. † overˈlordship, v. Obs.
[f. over- 2 + lordship v.]
trans. To exercise dominion over.
a1412Lydg. Two Merchants 340 As yif a man haue deep impressioun, That ovirlordshipith his imagynatif. |