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lording
/ ˈɔːɪŋ /
noun
- archaic.a gentleman; lord: used in the plural as a form of address
- an obsolete word for lordling
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Word History and Origins
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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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"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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