Lords are lordliest in their wine.
Milton.
Syn. -- Imperious; haughty; overbearing; tyrannical; despotic;
domineering; arrogant. See Imperious.
Lord"ly, adv. In a lordly manner.
Lord*ol"a*try (?), n. [Lord + -olatry, as in idolatry.] Worship of, or
reverence for, a lord as such. [Jocose]
But how should it be otherwise in a country where lordolatry is
part of our creed ?
Thackeray.
||Lor*do"sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; , fr. &?; bent so as to be
||convex in front.] (Med.) (a) A curvature of the spine forwards,
||usually in the lumbar region. (b) Any abnormal curvature of the
||bones.
||
Lords" and La"dies (?). (Bot.) The European wake-robin (Arum
maculatum), -- those with purplish spadix the lords, and those with
pale spadix the ladies. Dr. Prior.
Lord"ship (?), n. 1. The state or condition of being a lord; hence
(with his or your), a title applied to a lord (except an archbishop or
duke, who is called Grace) or a judge (in Great Britain), etc.
2. Seigniory; domain; the territory over which a lord holds
jurisdiction; a manor.
What lands and lordships for their owner know My quondam barber.
Dryden.