# lordship

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlɔːd.ʃɪp/ · frequency rank #19,888

## Definitions
1. The state or condition of being a lord.
2. Title applied to a lord, bishop, judge, or another man with a title.
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.

## Etymology
From Middle English lordshipe, laverdschipe, from Old English hlāfordsċiepe, equivalent to lord + -ship. Cognate with Scots lairdschip. Piecewise doublet of lairdship.

## Common misspellings (13)
`llordship`, `lodrship`, `lorddship`, `lordhsip`, `lordshhip`, `lordshipp`, `lordshpi`, `lordsihp`, `lordsship`, `lorrdship`, `lorsdhip`, `lrodship`, `olrdship`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lordship