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# lordship

noun (lordships)

«lordship» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A lordship is the rank or title of a lord. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lordship/#m1)
2. (old use) 'Your lordship' is a polite way to speak to a lord. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lordship/#m2)

### In the lessons

in fairy tales, servants address a lord as 'your lordship'

### Examples

- I bow to your lordship. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lordship/#x1)
- The servant spoke to his lordship with great respect. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lordship/#x2)
- He held the lordship of the whole land. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lordship/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «lordship» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lordship/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lordship» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lordship.html) on Mova free.