Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun lordship

2 senses of lordship

Sense 1
Lordship -- (a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge; "Your Lordship"; "His Lordship")
       => title -- (an appellation signifying nobility; "`your majesty' is the appropriate title to use in addressing a king")

Sense 2
lordship -- (the authority of a lord)
       => authority, authorization, authorisation, potency, dominance, say-so -- (the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the state")