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
“He has spent decades lording his power over his victims and the community by demonstrating how unbound by legal limits he feels,” prosecutors wrote.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 19, 2022
And what a journey it was, as Blondie eclipsed their genre, crackling with energy and lording over the New Wave era in unforgettable style.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2022
Eril-Fane might have slain the gods and freed his people from thrall, but that thing remained, blocking out the sun, and lording their long torment over them.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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