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lordness

lordness noun: the state or condition of a lord.

Noun

lordness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of a lord
    • Olivier luxuriated in his lordness.2004, Mel Gussow, Michael Gambon: A Life in Acting - Page 90
    • You left your lordness, your person doer of justice, maker of order. In your hands, in your feet, then you embrace them carefully like a baby, [...]2015, Linda O'Brien-Rothe, Songs that Make the Road Dance
  2. lordship
    • “Oh yes, your lordness. We soon see.”2013, Eric Allan Smith, Goblin City - Page 36
    • “Your Lordness, we would humbly exchange these fine gifts if you would allow us to borrow your Four Horses of the Apocalypse for our journeys.”2014, R. J. Amado, Everland Volume I: Opal's Book of Winter

Forms of lordness

alternative formLordness

Origin of lordness

From lord + -ness.

Questions about lordness

What does lordness mean?
Lordness means the state or condition of a lord.
What part of speech is lordness?
Lordness is a noun.

Words near lordness in the dictionary

  1. lordliness
  2. lordlinesses
  3. lordling
  4. lordlings
  5. lordly
  6. lordness
  7. lordokyphosis
  8. lordolatry
  9. lordoscoliosis
  10. lordosed
  11. lordoses

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