lordship
Example Sentences
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In 2020, Cambodia’s king had bestowed upon Chen the title of neak oknha, similar to a lordship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
To kill it is not to restate one’s lordship over the earth but rather to recognize and kill a destructive aspect in our own nature.
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2023
Does his lordship simply need some Pepto, or is something more dire in store?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2016
He helped the French king in his fight against the English, and was rewarded with the lordship of Aubigny.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2014
There’s Mother, so meek, and blind in one eye, her hair falling out, and her shift full of holes — making a fool of his lordship.
From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz
