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  lordship

  noun

  a term of respect used when speaking of or to certain noblemen (usually preceded by his oryour ).
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  Lordship

  noun

  a title used to address or refer to a bishop, a judge of the high court, or any peer except a duke

lordship

American  

[lawrd-ship] / ˈlɔrd ʃɪp /

noun

1. (often initial capital letter) a term of respect used when speaking of or to certain noblemen (usually preceded by his oryour ).

2. the state or dignity of a lord.

3. the authority or power of a lord.

4. the domain of a lord.

5. British. a term of respect used when speaking of or to judges (usually preceded by his oryour ).

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Lordship ¹ British  

/ ˈlɔːdʃɪp /

noun

1. a title used to address or refer to a bishop, a judge of the high court, or any peer except a duke

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lordship ² British  

/ ˈlɔːdʃɪp /

noun

1. the position or authority of a lord

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Etymology

Origin of lordship

before 900; Middle English; Old English hlāfordscipe. See lord, -ship

Example Sentences

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In 2020, Cambodia’s king had bestowed upon Chen the title of neak oknha, similar to a lordship.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026

To kill it is not to restate one’s lordship over the earth but rather to recognize and kill a destructive aspect in our own nature.

From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2023

Who may himself be a property developer now; one can’t keep track of the many business interests of his lordship.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 11, 2019

"Given the nature of the convictions, the accused accepts your lordship must impose a significant sentence of imprisonment."

From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2017

I made my exit as discreetly as possible just as his lordship, still on his feet, was embarking on a further point.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

To think his Lordship did not break his bones!

From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2023

"If your Lordship should consider that these observations may disgust or scandalise the learned, I earnestly beg your Lordship to regard them as private and to publish or destroy them as your Lordship sees fit."

From Salon ● Jan. 2, 2023

“His Lordship summed up the Evidence in a very moving Speech to the Jury, wherein he said, he never met with a Case so barbarous and unnatural,” the magazine reported.

From Washington Post ● May 15, 2022

Stony Stoica, 44, from Lordship Lane, is due to appear at Croydon Magistrates' Court on Monday, the Metropolitan Police said.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2021

“Well,” the lady crooned, with a wink that only the children could see, “that’s just ducky, Your Lordship, sir!”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

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