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Laird
/lerd/
The owner of a Scottish estate; a member of the landed gentry, a landowner.
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noun
- 1
The owner of a Scottish estate; a member of the landed gentry, a landowner.
- 2
Often in the form Laird of, followed by a patronymic: a Scottish clan chief.
verb
- 1
Chiefly as laird it over: to behave like a laird, particularly to act haughtily or to domineer; to lord (it over).
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Laird"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| liardnoun | (historical) A small French coin, equivalent to a quarter of a sou. |
| johnsonnoun | (slang) Penis. |
| ramsnoun | (card games) A French trick-taking card game related to nap and loo. |
| landownernoun | A person who owns land. |
| landholdernoun | A person who owns land. |
| proprietornoun | An owner. |
| lordnoun | A peer of the realm, particularly a temporal one |
| squirenoun | A title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman. See esquire. |
| landlordnoun | A person that leases real property; a lessor. |
| castellannoun | (chiefly historical) The governor or caretaker entrusted to oversee a castle or keep for its lord. |
| chieftainnoun | A leader of a clan or tribe. |
| seigneurnoun | (history) A feudal lord or noble in French contexts. |
| baronnoun | A male member of the lowest rank of English nobility (the equivalent rank in Scotland is lord). |
| overlordnoun | (typically derogatory) Anyone with overarching power or authority in a given domain. |
| freeholdernoun | A person who holds tenure by freehold |
| magnatenoun | Powerful industrialist; captain of industry. |
| lairdshipnoun | The area of land owned by a laird. |
| lairdessnoun | A female laird. |
| bonnet lairdnoun | (Scotland, historical) A petty landowner who wore a bonnet, not the hat of the gentry. |
| lairnoun | A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground. |
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