Etymology

lairdship

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Today it means: The state or condition of being a laird. Full definition →

Middle Scots lairdschip ← Early Scots lardschip ← Old English hlāfordsċipe
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  1. Old English · derived fromhlāfordsċipe
  2. Early Scots · derived fromlardschip
  3. Middle Scots · borrowed fromlairdschip
  4. English todaylairdship

Borrowed from Middle Scots lairdschip (modern Scots lairdship), from Early Scots lardschip, from Old English hlāfordsċipe; by surface analysis, laird + -ship and a doublet of lordship.

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