lordling
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈlɔrdlɪŋ/
- Offensive
:
noblezuelo
- Kvothe plays a dumb lordling because he's afraid Caudicus might be territorial if he knew he was an arcanist.
Examples
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Collecting himself, the startled blond lordling dropped to one knee, assuming the self-important eagerness of a man with bad tidings.
Fiction book (2002) -
The petty disputes among the lordlings were often the subject of ridicule in the tavern.
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You know these lordlings when they're full of wine.
Fiction book (1992) -
Lord Eddard gave me pick of the dungeons, and I didn't find any little lordlings down there.
Fiction book (2000) -
But no longer were these Phil Helene's young students or romantic lordlings, but high-ranking, decorated war heroes.
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But no longer were these Phil Helene's young students or romantic lordlings, but high-ranking decorated war heroes.
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Seeing him here, in his own hall, he did look straight and upright, and tolerably clean—but a Welsh lordling, handy with dogs, was hardly what she had looked for in a husband.
Fiction book (1999) -
If it had indeed been happening, jealous males would make a fuss, and the media would spin it as young lordlings exploiting the downtrodden, damaging societal cohesion with their privileged entitlement.
Blog text (1) -
That young lordling thinks he can order us around just because of his title.
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Everyone knew the lordling was just a child playing at being noble, with no real power.
Synonyms
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9.3
A young prince with little real power
A person others treat as not important
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lordling comes from lord plus the small-ending -ling, which means 'little' or 'young', like in duckling. So a lordling is literally a 'little lord' and the word is often used to make fun of a young or unimportant lord.