Lordship
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Dominion, manor, seigniory, domain; also a title of honor used to a nobleman not being a duke. It is sllso the customary titulary appellation of the judges and some other persons in authority and office.
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