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   lordship

   /ˈlɔːdʃɪp/

   noun

   • 1. supreme power or rule: "his lordship over the other gods"
   • ▪ the authority or state of being a lord: archaic "Durham had become another sphere in which he could exercise his good lordship"
   • ▪ a piece of land belonging to or under the jurisdiction of a lord: historical "lands including the lordship of Denbigh"
   • 2. (in the UK) a respectful form of reference or address to a judge, a bishop, or a man with a title: "if Your Lordship pleases"
   • ▪ a form of address or reference to a man thought to be acting in a pretentious way. ironic British

   Word Origin Old Englishhlāfordscipe (see lord, -ship).

   Scrabble Points: 14

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