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lording

[ lawr-ding ]

noun

Archaic.
  1. Often lordings. lords; sirs; gentlemen (often used as a term of address).


lording

/ ˈɔːɪŋ /

noun

  1. archaic.
    a gentleman; lord: used in the plural as a form of address
  2. an obsolete word for lordling
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lording1

1150–1200; Middle English; Old English ڴǰ徱Բ prince, literally, offspring of a lord, equivalent to ڴǰ lord + -ing -ing 3
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lording1

Old English ڴǰ徱Բ, from ڴǰ lord + -ing ³, suffix indicating descent
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Example Sentences

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"He's a gentleman, he is an old-class gentleman, and generous with his time, not lording it around."

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He's nestled safely in his pristine chamber, cocooned by a massive video wall and lording over the population's oxygen supply.

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The tone may have changed, but we’re still watching the same sort of guys lording over kitchens.

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He did so by lording over the three-point line as if he were a foot shorter.

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“He has spent decades lording his power over his victims and the community by demonstrating how unbound by legal limits he feels,” prosecutors wrote.

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