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lording
/ ˈlɔːdɪŋ /
noun
- archaic.a gentleman; lord: used in the plural as a form of address
- an obsolete word for lordling
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lording1
Old English hlāfording, from hlāford lord + -ing ³, suffix indicating descent
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Example Sentences
Perhaps lording over goblins is the right description after all.
From The Daily Beast
These days, the 36-year-old is lording over a far darker fantasy world.
From The Daily Beast
O that the old lion had but lived to see the white robes lording it in his well-beloved city!
From Project Gutenberg
Sometimes we even had one of the colossal ruffians who are now lording it over France.
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When as thine eye hath chose the dame, and the gay little song, It was a Lording's daughter.
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Could he have done what he has in your country, where your dukes are born with the privilege of lording it over the Morgans?
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He came back from there a year ago, and has been lording it over some people in London ever since.
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