lording

[lawr-ding]

noun

Archaic.

1. lord.

2. Often lordings. lords; sirs; gentlemen (often used as a term of address).

lording

/ ˈlɔːdɪŋ /

noun

1. archaic,  a gentleman; lord: used in the plural as a form of address

2. an obsolete word for lordling

Word History and Origins

Origin of lording¹

1150–1200; Middle English; Old English hlāfording prince, literally, offspring of a lord, equivalent to hlāford lord + -ing -ing ³

Word History and Origins

Origin of lording¹

Old English hlāfording, from hlāford _lord + _-ing ³, suffix indicating descent

Example Sentences

"He's a gentleman, he is an old-class gentleman, and generous with his time, not lording it around."

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He's nestled safely in his pristine chamber, cocooned by a massive video wall and lording over the population's oxygen supply.

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The tone may have changed, but we’re still watching the same sort of guys lording over kitchens.

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He did so by lording over the three-point line as if he were a foot shorter.

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“He has spent decades lording his power over his victims and the community by demonstrating how unbound by legal limits he feels,” prosecutors wrote.

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