- lordling
- noun Date: 13th century a little or insignificant lord
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lordling
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Lordling — Lord ling, n. [Lord + ling.] A little or insignificant lord. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lordling — [lôrd′liŋ] n. [ME: see LORD & LING1] an unimportant or minor lord: usually contemptuous … English World dictionary
lordling — /lawrd ling/, n. a minor, unimportant, or petty lord. [1225 75; ME; see LORD, LING1] * * * … Universalium
lordling — noun archaic, chiefly derogatory a minor lord … English new terms dictionary
lordling — lord·ling … English syllables
lordling — lord•ling [[t]ˈlɔrd lɪŋ[/t]] n. a minor, unimportant, or petty lord • Etymology: 1225–75 … From formal English to slang
lordling — /ˈlɔdlɪŋ/ (say lawdling) noun a little or petty lord …
lordling — n. usu. derog. a minor lord … Useful english dictionary
knight — knightless, adj. /nuyt/, n. 1. a mounted soldier serving under a feudal superior in the Middle Ages. 2. (in Europe in the Middle Ages) a man, usually of noble birth, who after an apprenticeship as page and squire was raised to honorable military… … Universalium
Knight — /nuyt/, n. 1. Eric, 1897 1943, U.S. novelist, born in England. 2. Frank Hyneman /huy neuh meuhn/, 1885 1972, U.S. economist. * * * I French chevalier German Ritter In the European Middle Ages, a formally professed cavalryman, generally a vassal… … Universalium
