lordship
/ˈlɔɹd.ʃɪp/noun
lordship is spelled L-O-R-D-S-H-I-P: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 19,825th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lordship means “The state or condition of being a lord” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lordship is lordships.
How many letters and syllables are in lordship?
| Letters | 8: L-O-R-D-S-H-I-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.9 times per million words; the 19,825th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is lordship?
Lordship appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 19,825th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce lordship?
- UK /ˈlɔːd.ʃɪp/
- US /ˈlɔɹd.ʃɪp/
Lordship has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-lordship.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of lordship
- lordships plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lordship mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state or condition of being a lord.
- 2
Title applied to a lord, bishop, judge, or another man with a title.
May I ask that the order be granted, if your lordship so pleases?
- 3
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
- 4
Seigniory; domain; the territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor.
- 5
Dominion; power; authority.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lordship in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Monsieur, le Seigneur , seigneurie |
| German | der Herr , Herrschaft |
| Portuguese | o Senhor , domínio |
| Spanish | el Señor, señoría , esfera, señorío |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does lordship come from?
From Middle English lordschipe, from Old English hlāfordsċiepe, equivalent to lord + -ship. Cognate with Scots lairdschip. Doublet of lairdship.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).