Meaning of lorddom | Babel Free

Definitions

The authority, rule, jurisdiction, sovereignty, or domain of a lord

Examples

“The saloons of the Roman Emperor, even yet fresh with their gilding, serve as cool subterranean wine-cellars to the English baronet, who, with the King of Naples and the Irish Franciscans, shares the lorddom of the Palatine."”

“… And lull, meanwhile, war's barbarous business all To slumbrous rest the lands and seas around: For thou alone our mortal hearts canst help With hushful peace. Since Mars armipotent, That over war's wild labours lorddom wields, …”

“And by lorddom no patriot swears. Our longitude also between the great seas, Even should king and lorddom go down, Unfits us for joining our senate with theirs; [...]”

“And was it for this that the illustrious men of her family had been born — viceroys, archbishops and great captains who received titles and lorddoms from monarchs !”

“Have they not all of lorddom at their heels, do they not hold the strings of Britain's purse?”

“It was Chauncey DeGrandis, lord of the manor, trying in vain to assert his lord-dom.”

““Hogging supreme lorddom for herself.” And then this suddenly struck him as funny.”

“He quickly, with care, folded the letter with the braid in it and tucked it away into his shirt under the chainmail. The fiefdom will be lorddom if he could help, but already, he was distrusting the will to start.”

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