Associations to the word «Lordship»

Wiktionary

LORDSHIP, noun. The state or condition of being a lord.
LORDSHIP, noun. (hence) (with his or your) Title applied to a lord (except an archbishop or duke, who is called Grace) or a formal form of address applied to a judge (in Great Britain), etc.
LORDSHIP, noun. Seigniory; domain; the territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor.
LORDSHIP, noun. Dominion; power; authority.

Dictionary definition

LORDSHIP, noun. A title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge; "Your Lordship"; "His Lordship".
LORDSHIP, noun. The authority of a lord.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats