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Noun: lordship  'lord,ship
  1. The position, authority, or jurisdiction of a lord
    "His lordship over the estate was unquestioned"
Noun: Lordship  'lord,ship
  1. A title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
    "Your Lordship"; "His Lordship"

Derived forms: lordships, Lordships

Type of: authorisation [Brit], authority, authorization, dominance, potency, say-so, title

Encyclopedia: Lordship, County Louth