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Definition of Lording
1. n. The son of a lord; a person of noble lineage.
Definition of Lording
1. Noun. (archaic) lord ¹
2. Noun. (obsolete) lordling ¹
3. Verb. (present participle of lord) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lording
1. a lordling [n -S] - See also: lordling
Medical Definition of Lording
1. 1. The son of a lord; a person of noble lineage. 2. A little lord; a lordling; a lord, in contempt or ridicule. In the plural, a common ancient mode of address equivalent to "Sirs" or "My masters." "Therefore, lordings all, I you beseech." (Chaucer) Origin: Lord + -ing, 3. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lording
Literary usage of Lording
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1872)
"lording, *. A lord. Originally rather a diminutive of endearment, than of ridicule
... As he at counsel! sat upon n day, With other lording!, ..."
2. The Battle Abbey Roll: With Some Account of the Norman Lineages by Battle Abbey (1889)
"... the great Yorkshire barons, and were a dominant and dauntless race, lording
it over many a mile of the wild dales and moorlands of Hope and Arkendale, ..."
3. Anecdotal Reminiscences of Distinguished Literary and Political Characters. by George Jones (1830)
"*Then, my dear Sir," replied his more considerate friend, " you should treat him
as a man; all this while you have been lording it over a Lord; ..."
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