LORDING

lording|lordling. Lording, or Lordling, n. a little or petty lord

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Lord″ing, n. [[Lord + -ing, 3.]] 1. 1. The son of a lord; a person of noble lineage. Spenser.
2. 2. A little lord; a lordling; a lord, in contempt or ridicule. Swift.
☞ In the plural, a common ancient mode of address equivalent to “Sirs” or “My masters.” Therefore, lordings all, I you beseech. Chaucer.