Lordship of the Isles

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

Other Word Forms

• Lord of the Isles noun

Example Sentences

The glory of the lordship of the isles—the insular sovereignty—had departed.

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

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When the lordship of the Isles was forfeited, the clan Maclean was divided into four branches, each of which held of the Lords of the Isles; these branches were the Macleans of Duart, the Macleans of Lochbuy, the Macleans of Coll, and the Macleans of Ardgour.

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

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For two centuries after the reigns of the Alexanders, the district of Kintail formed part of the lordship of the Isles, and was held by the Earls of Ross.

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