Lordship

  • 41Lordship of Salona — The Lordship of Salona, after 1318 the County of Salona, was a Crusader state established after the Fourth Crusade (1204) in Central Greece, around the town of Salona (modern Amfissa, known in French as La Sole and Italian as La Sola). History… …

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  • 42Lordship of L'Isle-Jourdain — L Isle Jourdain ( oc. Ylla or Ilha) was a lordship and then county near Gers in Gascony during the High Middle Ages. It took its name, Jourdain, from its crusading baron who was baptised in the River Jordan on the First Crusade. Its last count… …

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  • 43Lordship of Chios — The Lordship of Chios was founded in 1304, when Benedetto I Zaccaria conquered the Greek island of Chios and received it as a fief from the Byzantine emperor Andronicus II Palaeologus. Chios remained well outside any practical Byzantine authority …

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  • 44lordship — noun Date: before 12th century 1. a. the rank or dignity of a lord used as a title b. the authority or power of a lord ; dominion 2. the territory under the jurisdiction of a lord ; seigniory …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 45lordship — /lawrd ship/, n. 1. (often cap.) a term of respect used when speaking of or to certain noblemen (usually prec. by his or your). 2. the state or dignity of a lord. 3. the authority or power of a lord. 4. the domain of a lord. 5. Brit. (often cap.) …

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  • 46lordship — Synonyms and related words: acme, aedileship, archbishopric, archiepiscopacy, archiepiscopate, aristocracy, authority, authorization, baronetcy, barony, be all and end all, bishopric, blue ribbon, chairmanship, championship, chancellery,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 47Lordship — Lọrd|ship 〈[ ʃıp] f.; Gen.: ; Pl.: unz.; in England〉 1. Titel eines Lords 2. höfliche bzw. förmliche Anrede für den Inhaber eines solchen Titels 3. die zu dem Titel gehörenden Ländereien [Etym.: engl., »Lordschaft«] …

    Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • 48lordship — lord·ship || lÉ”rdʃɪp / lɔːd n. title used when addressing a nobleman of a certain rank; nobility; dignity of a lord; authority of a lord; territory of a lord …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 49lordship — n. 1. Authority, dominion, rule, sway, command, control, government, direction, domination, empire, sovereignty. 2. Manor, seigniory, domain …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 50lordship — lord·ship …

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