Lordship means The state or condition of being a lord. This page lists 20 example sentences from real texts, plus synonyms like title or authority.
Lordship in a sentence
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Lordship meaning
- The state or condition of being a lord.
- Title applied to a lord, bishop, judge, or another man with a title.
- A man (sometimes a boy) who is behaving in a seigneurial manner or acting like a lord, behaving in a bossy manner or lording it up
Synonyms of Lordship
Example sentences (20)
Then, before 1289, they were recovered and absorbed, like many others in the new lordship of Giovanninello de Loreto.
Dennis Anderson, 39, from Lewisham, was attacked in the street after an argument in Lordship Lane, East Dulwich.
Hubert had been given the lordship and castle of Montgomery by the king and was encroaching on Llywelyn's lands nearby.
The consul administering the oath is forced to go on his knees, symbolising Alphonse's lordship and the town's loyalty.
To call Jesus “master” is to acknowledge his Lordship, but also to say that he has mastery over all he does.
In grace do Christians respond, remembering both the example of the Sabbath rest, and Christ's lordship ( ).
With difficulty they were enabled to keep the mob back and his Lordship fled to Dromana at high speed.
For indeed your Lordship's House was happy to me, and I kiss your noble hands for the welcome which I am sure you give me to it.
Gilbert's father was from Thierville in the lordship of Brionne in Normandy, and was either a small landowner or a petty knight.
Oxon Hill Manor offers a working farm and plantation mansion for touring; His Lordship's Kindness is another major historic home.
There is also the need for sincere repentance, forgiveness, confession of the Lordship of Christ Jesus and baptism after believing.
Juhel did not retain his lordship for long, however, as he was deprived of his lands in 1088 or 1089, for rebelling against William II.
The English had been involved, both politically and militarily, in Ireland since being given the Lordship of Ireland by the Pope in 1171.
Four summer campaigns against the Lordship were now officially at an end with James's wishes having effectively been blocked by parliament.
We shall plead to your lordship to be lenient with them and not sentence them to death.
Alice was also joint heir to the Abergavenny lordship; Hicks (1998), p. 38. Richard's succession to the estates did not go undisputed, however.
We urge his lordship to also dismiss the petition as being lacking in merit,” he said.
Sumption (2009), p. 82. After this event, the Black Prince surrendered his lordship of Aquitaine and sailed for England, leaving John in charge.
Nevertheless, Andronikos III effected the recovery of Lordship of Chios (including Lesbos ) from Martino Zaccaria in a naval battle, also in 1329.
Alexander escaped probably to Islay but James continued his assault on the Lordship by taking the strongholds of Dingwall and Urquhart castles in July.
Common combinations with lordship
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the lordship 18×
- his lordship 17×
- lordship of 17×
- your lordship 11×
- lordship and 4×
- lordship to 3×
- lordship over 3×
- lordship was 3×
- saxon lordship 2×
- lordship but 2×
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