noun
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archaic a gentleman; lord: used in the plural as a form of address
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an obsolete word for lordling
Etymology
Origin of lording
1150–1200; Middle English; Old English hlāfording prince, literally, offspring of a lord, equivalent to hlāford lord + -ing -ing 3
Example Sentences
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The days of the Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago Bulls lording over the league with decade-long dynasties are done.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
A dream was alive despite Greece lording it.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2025
Lumbergh, in his two-toned buttoned-down shirt and with his ever-present coffee mug, drooling a series of "mmmkays" and "yeeeahs," is every middle manager masking their incompetence while lording their authority over deflated subordinates.
From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2024
He did so by lording over the three-point line as if he were a foot shorter.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 13, 2022
"The Lord Commander's place is at Castle Black, lording and commanding," he told Mormont, ignoring the newcomers, "it seems to me."
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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