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lording

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lord·ing  (lôrdng)
n.
1. Archaic Used as a form of address for a lord.
2. Obsolete A lordling.
lording [ˈlɔːdɪŋ]
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Archaic a gentleman; lord: used in the plural as a form of address
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an obsolete word for lordling
[Old English hlāfording, from hlāford lord + -ing3, suffix indicating descent]


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Here, as elsewhere, he was surrounded by an atmosphere of subservience to his wealth, and being in the habit of lording it over these people, he treated them with absent-minded contempt.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
And yet the moment Tom happened to be good to her, and kind-- and this occurred every now and then--all her sore places were healed, and she was happy; happy and proud, for this was her son, her nigger son, lording it among the whites and securely avenging their crimes against her race.
Pudd'n'head Wilson by Twain, Mark View in context
And more than all, if just previous to putting your hand into the tar-pot, you have been lording it as a country schoolmaster, making the tallest boys stand in awe of you.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
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