lordling

American

[lawrd-ling] / ˈlɔrd lɪŋ /

noun

a minor, unimportant, or petty lord.

lordling British

/ ˈlɔːdlɪŋ /

noun

rare a young lord

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Etymology

Origin of lordling

Middle English word dating back to 1225–75; lord, -ling ¹

Example Sentences

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She was worried, worried that I would think less of her for pandering to the whimsy of some paranoid lordling.

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“You deserve a good name. I hate to see some lordling with delusions of wit saddle you with some terrible name like Midnight or Sooty or Scut.”

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“It has taken me nearly three years to get here. I may seem young, but I belong here as much, if not more, than some rich lordling who can’t tell salt from cyanide by tasting it.”

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“This Ghiscari lordling is no fit consort for the queen of the Seven Kingdoms.”

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A column of riders came wheeling up behind them, led by a lordling with a horsehead on his shield.

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