lording

[ lawr-ding ]

/ ˈlɔr dɪŋ /

lord.

Often lordings. lords; sirs; gentlemen (often used as a term of address).

Origin of lording

1150–1200; Middle English; Old English hlāfording prince, literally, offspring of a lord, equivalent to hlāford lord + -ing -ing³

These days, the 36-year-old is lording over a far darker fantasy world.

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They were hirsute barbarians, dwelling amid mountain fastnesses, and lording it over a vast territory.

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The archers obeyed him immediately, "Do you follow us, lording?"

Robin Hood |Paul Creswick
Neither as lording it over the charge allotted to you, but making yourselves ensamples to the flock.

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"It will be wisest that you should go unattended, after all, lording," concluded Warrenton.

Robin Hood |Paul Creswick
“Amos is safe home, and proud enough; he is lording it well over his mates,” said Elder Haven.

A Little Maid of Province Town |Alice Turner Curtis

lording

/ (ˈlɔːdɪŋ) /

archaic a gentleman; lord: used in the plural as a form of address

an obsolete word for lordling

Old English hlāfording, from hlāford lord + -ing ³, suffix indicating descent