Lordliness
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The property of being lordly; the bearing or manner of a lord. countable, uncountable
- 2 overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors wordnet
- 3 formality in bearing and appearance wordnet
Etymology
From Middle English lordlines, lordlynes, lordlinesse, equivalent to lordly + -ness.