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lording

lording noun: a lord. Also the present participle and gerund of lord.

Noun

lording (plural lordings)

  1. (archaic) A lord.
    • How now my Lords of Egypt & Zenocrate?
      Now muſt your iewels be reſtor’d againe:
      And I that triumpht ſo be ouercome.
      How ſay you Lordings, Is not this your hope?c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...
  2. (obsolete) A lordling; a little lord.

Also used as

lording is also the present participle and gerund of lord.

Forms of lording

plurallordings

Phrases with lording

Questions about lording

What does lording mean?
Lording means a lord.
What part of speech is lording?
Lording is a noun.
What is the plural of lording?
The plural of lording is lordings.

Words near lording in the dictionary

  1. lordfully
  2. lordhood
  3. lordhoods
  4. Lordi
  5. lordie
  6. lording
  7. lording it over
  8. lording over
  9. lordings
  10. Lordis
  11. lordish

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