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Definition of Lordship
1. Noun. A title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge. "His Lordship"
2. Noun. The authority of a lord.
Derivative terms: Lord
Definition of Lordship
1. n. The state or condition of being a lord; hence (with his or your), a title applied to a lord (except an archbishop or duke, who is called Grace) or a judge (in Great Britain), etc.
Definition of Lordship
1. the power of a lord [n -S]
Medical Definition of Lordship
1. 1. The state or condition of being a lord; hence (with his or your), a title applied to a lord (except an archbishop or duke, who is called Grace) or a judge (in Great Britain), etc. 2. Seigniory; domain; the territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor. "What lands and lordships for their owner know My quondam barber." (Dryden) 3. Dominion; power; authority. "They which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them." (Mark x. 42) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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