lording

[ lawr-ding ]

/ ˈlɔr dɪŋ /

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noun Archaic.

lord.

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

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Origin of lording

1150–1200; Middle English; Old English hlāfording prince, literally, offspring of a lord, equivalent to hlāfordlord + -ing-ing³

Words nearby lording

Lord Chancellor, Lord Chief Justice, Lord Haw-Haw, Lord High Chancellor, Lord Howe Island, lording, lord-in-waiting, lord it over, Lord Jim, Lord Justice of Appeal, lordless

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How to use lording in a sentence

Perhaps lording over goblins is the right description after all.
All Hail Shingy, AOL’s Goblin King|James Poulos|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These days, the 36-year-old is lording over a far darker fantasy world.
Ben McKenzie’s Journey From Reluctant Teen Idol on ‘The O.C.’ to Sheriff of ‘Gotham’|Marlow Stern|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
O that the old lion had but lived to see the white robes lording it in his well-beloved city!
Sarchedon|G. J. (George John) Whyte-Melville
Sometimes we even had one of the colossal ruffians who are now lording it over France.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXLII. Vol. LV. April, 1844|Various

When as thine eye hath chose the dame, and the gay little song, It was a Lording's daughter.
Adventures in Criticism|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Could he have done what he has in your country, where your dukes are born with the privilege of lording it over the Morgans?
Rodney, the Ranger|John V. Lane
He came back from there a year ago, and has been lording it over some people in London ever since.
Old Broadbrim Into the Heart of Australia|Author of "Old Broadbrim"

British Dictionary definitions for lording

lording

/ (ˈlɔːdɪŋ) /

noun

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

an obsolete word for lordling

Word Origin for lording

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

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