lordling

[ lawrd-ling ]

/ ˈlɔrd lɪŋ /

noun

a minor, unimportant, or petty lord.

Origin of lordling

Middle English word dating back to 1225–75; see origin at lord, -ling¹

Words nearby lordling

lord it over, Lord Jim, Lord Justice of Appeal, lordless, Lord Lieutenant, lordling, lordly, lord mayor, Lord Muck, Lord of Appeal, Lord of hosts

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Example sentences from the Web for lordling

Think you I care the value of a straw for the nerves of your lordling?
Merkland|Mrs. Oliphant
Why should this fop of a lordling put on this air of contemptuous incredulity?
The Market-Place|Harold Frederic
My cloak, my hat and boots allowed naught of my true condition to appear, and might as well have covered a lordling as a jester.
The Shame of Motley|Raphael Sabatini
In port, he was a lordling—no man his master—able to come and go as the mood took him.
Merchantmen-at-Arms|David W. Bone

One lordling nudged another lordling, and they stared into the face of the girl as if she had been a creature of the street.
The O'Ruddy|Stephen Crane

British Dictionary definitions for lordling

lordling

/ (ˈlɔːdlɪŋ) /

noun

rare a young 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

单词	lordling
释义	lordling [ lawrd-ling ] / ˈlɔrd lɪŋ / noun a minor, unimportant, or petty lord. Origin of lordling Middle English word dating back to 1225–75; see origin at lord, -ling¹ Words nearby lordling lord it over, Lord Jim, Lord Justice of Appeal, lordless, Lord Lieutenant, lordling, lordly, lord mayor, Lord Muck, Lord of Appeal, Lord of hosts Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lordling Think you I care the value of a straw for the nerves of your lordling? Merkland\|Mrs. Oliphant Why should this fop of a lordling put on this air of contemptuous incredulity? The Market-Place\|Harold Frederic My cloak, my hat and boots allowed naught of my true condition to appear, and might as well have covered a lordling as a jester. The Shame of Motley\|Raphael Sabatini In port, he was a lordling—no man his master—able to come and go as the mood took him. Merchantmen-at-Arms\|David W. Bone One lordling nudged another lordling, and they stared into the face of the girl as if she had been a creature of the street. The O'Ruddy\|Stephen Crane British Dictionary definitions for lordling lordling / (ˈlɔːdlɪŋ) / noun rare a young 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
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