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[ laird; Scots leyrd ] / lɛərd; Scots leɪrd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR laird ON THESAURUS.COM
Origin of laird1400–50; late Middle English laverd, northern and Scots form of loverdlord OTHER WORDS FROM lairdlairdly, adjectivelairdship, nounWords nearby lairdLaing, Laingian, laipse, lair, lairage, laird, lairy, laisser-aller, laissez aller, laissez faire, laissez-passer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lairdWhen I get on the phone with Georgie, I ask her who told her the story of the cook, the laird, his wife and the Queen Mother. The Cook, the Laird, his Wife and the Queen Mother|Tom Sykes|May 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST “Sometimes people shoot Marc in a sensational way,” Laird says. Lady Gaga, Marc Jacobs, Olsen Twins and More at 2011 CFDA Awards|Isabel Wilkinson|June 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST Excerpted from The Cocktail Dress by Laird Borelli-Persson © 2009. A Short History of the Cocktail Dress|Laird Borrelli-Persson|April 5, 2009|DAILY BEAST Laird Borrelli-Persson is the senior features editor at Style.com, the online home of Vogue and W magazines. A Short History of the Cocktail Dress|Laird Borrelli-Persson|April 5, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The Laird consented, and the worthy minister hid himself in the barn. The Fairy Mythology|Thomas Keightley But The Laird's fierce eyes deterred her; she quailed and sat down again. Kindred of the Dust|Peter B. Kyne The Laird smote the desk resolutely; he desired to be absolutely certain of his ground. Kindred of the Dust|Peter B. Kyne Robin Greenlaw sat beside Elspeth, and the laird by Greenlaw. Strickland and Alexander laid him straight that had been the laird.
British Dictionary definitions for laird/ (lɛəd, Scottish lerd) /
nounScot a landowner, esp of a large estate Word Origin for lairdC15: Scottish variant of lord Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to lairdlessee, heir, proprietor, beneficiary, retainer, master, occupant, landlord, buyer, partner, holder, trustee, purchaser, legatee, landowner, inheritor, occupier, heiress, landlady, proprietress |