Plural of laird
regular plural
The plural of laird is lairds.
Forms of laird
| Singular | laird /lɛːd/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | lairds |
| Countable | countable |
Lairds in a sentence
- Lowland lairds allied themselves with Highland chiefs, along with Edinburgh and Glasgow burghers who worried about having to compete for markets with English merchants.2001, Arthur [L.] Herman, “A Trap of Their Own Making”, in How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Europe’s Poorest...
- Not so circumscribed in expedient for the reduction of surplus wealth were those lairds of the lariat who had womenfolk to their name.c. 1900, O. Henry, A Call Loan. From the entry lariat
Meaning of laird
- noun A feudal lord in Scottish contexts.
- noun An aristocrat, particularly in Scottish contexts and in reference to the chiefs of the Scottish clans.
- noun A landowner, particularly in Scottish contexts.
Questions about the plural of laird
- What is the plural of laird?
- The plural of laird is lairds.
- Is laird countable?
- Laird is a countable noun.
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