单词 | lordlet |
释义 | lordletn. A contemptuous term for a lord; a minor or inferior lord; (also) a young lord. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > lord or lady > [noun] > lord > young lord lordingOE ochierna1300 lordling1630 lordlet1642 lordkin1855 1642 R. Hopton Let. in New Plots Discovered sig. A3 There might be faint-heartedness in our Nation, but my Lordlet the Generall of Ostead or any other forraine Princes invade this our land. 1884 Christian Commonw. 13 Nov. 63/5 Suppose the private soldier had assaulted the ducal lordlet. 1901 Contemp. Rev. Jan. 102 Why should I be filled with envy on beholding some lordlet..dash by me? 1993 J. M. Yates Line Screw xviii. 261 One time I had among my cases a Colombian drug lordlet who spoke no English. 2007 Guardian 8 May (G2 section) 33/5 Emily Watson..starts an affair with louche lordlet Rupert Everett. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1642 |
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