lordship

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Noun lordship has 2 senses

Lordship - a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge; "Your Lordship"; "His Lordship"
--₁ is a kind of title
lordship - the authority of a lord
--₂ is a kind of authority, authorization, authorisation, dominance, say-so

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Lordship

Noun

Sense 1: The status or position of a lord.

Example sentence: He inherited the lordship of the manor from his father.

Sense 2: A title or form of address given to a lord.

Example sentence: Your lordship, we await your wise decision.

Sense 3: The authority or power associated with a lord.

Example sentence: The king granted him lordship over the entire province.

Adjective

Sense 1: Relating to or characteristic of a lord.

Example sentence: The lordship estate was magnificent with its sprawling gardens.

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