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Webster 1913 Edition

Lording

Lord′ing

,
Noun.
[
Lord
+
-ing
, 3.]
1.
The son of a lord; a person of noble lineage.
[Obs.]
Spenser.
2.
A little lord; a lordling; a lord, in contempt or ridicule.
[Obs.]
Swift.
☞ In the plural, a common ancient mode of address equivalent to “Sirs” or “My masters.”
Therefore,
lordings
all, I you beseech.
Chaucer.

Webster 1828 Edition

Lording

LORD'ING

,
Noun.
A little lord; a lord, in contempt or ridicule. [Little used.]

Definition 2024

lording

lording

English

Noun

lording ‎(plural lordings)

  1. (archaic) lord
  2. (obsolete) lordling
    Sir Loyd was born to succeed a petty lording or mere lordling, later a grander inheritance made that mean lusciously landed lord

Verb

lording

  1. present participle of lord

References

  • Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

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