lordship

Example Sentences

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In 2020, Cambodia’s king had bestowed upon Chen the title of neak oknha, similar to a lordship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

To kill it is not to restate one’s lordship over the earth but rather to recognize and kill a destructive aspect in our own nature.

From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2023

Who may himself be a property developer now; one can’t keep track of the many business interests of his lordship.

From The Guardian • Nov. 11, 2019

Does his lordship simply need some Pepto, or is something more dire in store? 

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2016

There were many Jewish persons on my staff throughout all my years with his lordship, and let me say furthermore that they were never treated in any way differently on account of their race.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro