Meaning

1 senses

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

Origin

From Middle English lorddom, from Old English hlāforddōm (“rulership; jurisdiction; author

From Middle English lorddom, from Old English hlāforddōm (“rulership; jurisdiction; authority”), equivalent to lord + -dom.

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Forms

plural: lorddoms

Word family

3 related words
Relatedlordhoodlordnesslordship

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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