lordling
a minor, unimportant, or petty lord.
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How to use lordling in a sentence
One lordling nudged another lordling, and they stared into the face of the girl as if she had been a creature of the street.
The O'Ruddy | Stephen CraneDoing his duty to guard both vineyard and garth of his lordling.
The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus | Caius Valerius CatullusThere is a place where every visitor to Chicago may see this emblematic lordling near at hand.
Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 | VariousSome young lordling named Ghek had to carry off Fani or be considered a man of no spirit.
The Pirates of Ersatz | Murray LeinsterMy cloak, my hat and boots allowed naught of my true condition to appear, and might as well have covered a lordling as a jester.
The Shame of Motley | Raphael Sabatini
British Dictionary definitions for lordling
/ (ˈlɔːdlɪŋ) /
rare a young lord
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