Lordship of the Isles

British  

noun

1. an overlordship of the Western Isles of Scotland and adjacent lands instituted in 1266 when Magnus of Norway ceded the Hebrides, the Isle of Man, and Kintyre to the King of Scotland, and claimed by the chiefs of Clan Dougall and later by those of Clan Donald. The title was forfeited to James IV in 1493 and is now held by the eldest son of the sovereign

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Other Word Forms

• Lord of the Isles
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Example Sentences

Suppression of the Lordship of the Isles by James IV of Scotland.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08 The Later Renaissance: from Gutenberg to the Reformation by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

This insurrection cost the Macdonalds the Lordship of the Isles, as others had previously cost them the Earldom of Ross.

From History of the Mackenzies, with genealogies of the principal families of the name by Mackenzie, Alexander

The Lordship of the Isles, the great bond between Ireland and Scotland, was broken up.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various