I see them lording it in London streets.

Shak.

And lorded over them whom now they serve.

Milton.

Lord"ing, n. [Lord + - ing, 3.] 1. The son of a lord; a person of noble

lineage. [Obs.] Spenser.

2. A little lord; a lordling; a lord, in contempt or ridicule. [Obs.]

Swift.

In the plural, a common ancient mode of address equivalent to "Sirs" or

"My masters."

Therefore, lordings all, I you beseech.

Chaucer.

Lord"kin (?), n. A little lord. Thackeray.

The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary: Section I, J, K, and L · 第 2210 / 2341 题