- lairdly
- adjective see laird
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
lairdly
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laird — lairdly, adj. lairdship, n. /laird/; Scot. /layrddd/, n. Scot. a landed proprietor. [1400 50; late ME laverd, northern and Scots form of loverd LORD] * * * (as used in expressions) Borden Sir Robert Laird Vallandigham Clement Laird Lawrence John… … Universalium
laird — noun Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect) lord, lard lord Date: 14th century chiefly Scottish a landed proprietor • lairdly adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
laird — [lerd; lārd] n. [Scot form of LORD] in Scotland, a landowner, esp. a wealthy one lairdly adj … English World dictionary
