Definition of Lairdship

1. n. The state of being a laird; an estate; landed property.

Definition of Lairdship

1. Noun. (Scotland) the state or condition of being a laird ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Lairdship

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lairdship

laikas
laiked
laiker
laikers
laiking
laiks
laimer triangle
lain
lair
lairage
lairages
laird
lairdly
lairds
lairdship (current term)
lairdships
laired
lairier
lairiest
lairiness
lairing
lairise
lairised
lairiser
lairisers
lairises
lairising
lairize
lairized

Literary usage of Lairdship

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: Supplement by John Jamieson (1825)
"For an estate is called a lairdship, not only when the proprietor is non-resident, but though there should be no mansion-house on it; and often the name of ..."

2. The East Neuk of Fife: Its History and Antiquities by Walter WOOD (1887)
"While he was parson of Falkirk he craved a helper in respect of the distance between his kirk and his lairdship, but was ordered to supply it himself, ..."

3. Lives of the Lindsays: Or, A Memoir of the Houses of Crawford and Balcarres by Alexander Crawford Lindsay Crawford (1849)
"... and it would appear, that the possessors of Durie-hill attempted to set up a plea of independent lairdship against the proprietors of Edzell, ..."

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