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lordship

noun
🔊/ˈlɔːdʃɪp/
🔊/ˈlɔːrdʃɪp/
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  1. His/Your Lordship
     a title of respect used when speaking to or about a judge, a bishop or a nobleman（对法官、主教或贵族的尊称）阁下，大人，爵爷
    • His Lordship is away on business.爵爷有事出去了。🔊🔊
    compare ladyship
  2. (British English, informal) a humorous way of talking to or about a boy or man that you think is trying to be too important（对自以为了不起的男孩或男子幽默的称呼）阁下
    • Can his lordship manage to switch off the TV?请阁下设法关掉电视机好不好？🔊🔊
  3. [uncountable] the power or position of a lord贵族的权力（或身份、地位）
    4. Word OriginOld English hlāfordscipe (see lord, -ship).