单词 | lairdie |
释义 | > as lemmasˈlairdie ˈlairdie n. a contemptuous or affectionate term for a laird; a minor laird. ΚΠ 1779 True Loyalist 10 And wha think ye had they got then But a wie poor German Lairdie. 1890 M. Oliphant Kirsteen I. ix. 148 Douglas was Douglas when the Duke's first forbear was but a paidling lairdie with not a dozen men to his name. 2000 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) 17 Dec. (Seven Days section) 1/1 The estate's tenants referred to him as the ‘wee lairdie’. < as lemmas |
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