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LORDSHIP Definition & Legal Meaning

Definition & Citations:

whole peerage, as In the expression “the house of lords.” 1 Bl. Comm. 396-iOO. A title of office, as lord mayor, lord commissioner, etc. In feudal law. A feudal superior or proprietor ; one of whom a fee or estate is held.

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