Lôrd'ship, n.

n. 1. The state or quality of being a lord; hence (with his, your, or their), a title applied to a lord, except to an archbishop or duke, who is called Grace. 2. Seigniory; domain; the territory of a lord over which he holds jurisdiction; a manor. What lands and lordships for their owner know My quondam barber. Dryden. 3. Dominion; power; authority. They who are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them. Mark. x. 42.