laird

[ laird; Scots leyrd ]
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nounScot.
  1. a landed proprietor.

Origin of laird

1
1400–50; late Middle English laverd, northern and Scots form of loverdlord

Other words from laird

  • lairdly, adjective
  • lairdship, noun

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How to use laird in a sentence

  • The worthy fellow evidently imagined that I was going to appear in tights before the lairds of Aberdeen.

    Friend Mac Donald | Max O'Rell
  • I've seen five lairds o' Pettybaw, sax placed meenisters, an' seeven doctors.

  • She came as a Mrs. Ramsay Speldin, an old sweetheart of the lairds, and was welcomed by Mrs. Guthrie as a friend of the family.

    Spare Hours | John Brown
  • The “Zealous Brethren”—as a rule small lairds, probably, and burgesses—were the nucleus of the Revolution.

  • There was a convention of Protestants in Edinburgh on October 20, but lords did not attend, and few lairds were present.

British Dictionary definitions for laird

laird

/ (lɛəd, Scottish lerd) /


noun
  1. Scot a landowner, esp of a large estate

Origin of laird

1
C15: Scottish variant of lord

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