lordless
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of lordless
before 900; Middle English lordles, Old English hlāfordlēas. See lord, -less
Example Sentences
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Around me spreads no empty waste, No lordless host of things; My restlessness but seeks thy rest; My little good doth seek thy best, My needs thy ministerings.
From The poetical works of George MacDonald in two volumes — Volume 2 by MacDonald, George
By my faith," said Robert, "I will not leave ye lordless.
From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 1 by Guizot, M. (François)
Those ladies who had, before this, the very Lord of the universe for their protector, were now lordless.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan
Never shall about Stourmere, the stalwart fellows, with words me twit now my chief is down, that I lordless homeward go march, turning from war!
From Anglo-Saxon Literature by Earle, John
The widows of the other heroes of the Bhoja, the Vrishni, and the Andhaka races, lordless now, that set out with Arjuna, numbered many millions.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan
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