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

I've done a lot of investigating, I know the situation in Germany now as well as anyone in this country, and I tell you, his lordship is being made a fool of.'

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro