laird
noun
a landed proprietor.
lairdly
-
a word derived from
laird.
Example Sentences
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Sae the test gaes roun': An' here ye hae the lairdly twa, An' ane frae scaur an' down.
From The Old Soldiers Story Poems and Prose Sketches by James Whitcomb Riley
For weel I ken, nae cantie phrase, Nor courtly airs, nor lairdly ways, Could gar me freer blame, or praise, Or proffer hand, Where "Rantin' Robbie" and his lays Thegither stand.
From Afterwhiles by James Whitcomb Riley
