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laird

[laird; Scot. leyrd] Origin

laird

[laird; Scot. leyrd]
noun Scot.
a landed proprietor.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English laverd, northern and Scots form of loverd lord

laird·ly, adjective
laird·ship, noun
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laird (lɛəd, Scottish lerd)
 
n
(Scot) a landowner, esp of a large estate
 
[C15: Scottish variant of lord]

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laird
mid-15c., Scottish and northern England dialectal variant of lord, from M.E. laverd (see lord). Attested as a surname from 1257.
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