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laird

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laird  (lârd)
n. Scots
The owner of a landed estate.
[Scots, from Middle English lard, variant of lord, owner, master; see lord.]
laird [lɛəd (Scot) lerd]
n
Scot a landowner, esp of a large estate
[Scottish variant of lord]
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Noun1.laird - a landowner
Scotland - one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
landholder, landowner, property owner - a holder or proprietor of land
Translations
laird [lɛəd] N (Scot) → terrateniente m
laird
n (Scot) → Gutsherr(in) m(f)
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