Lordling

//ˈlɔːdlɪŋ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An unimportant or petty lord.

    "He saw it clear enough, now that the lordling had pointed it out. “They couldn't have froze. Not if the Wall was weeping. It wasn't cold enough.""

  2. 2
    A young lord.

Example

More examples

"He saw it clear enough, now that the lordling had pointed it out. “They couldn't have froze. Not if the Wall was weeping. It wasn't cold enough.""

Etymology

From Middle English lordlyng; equivalent to lord + -ling.

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