— lordliness , n.
/lawrd"lee/ , adj., lordlier, lordliest , adv.
adj.
1. suitable for a lord, as trappings or ceremonies; grand or magnificent.
2. insolently imperious; haughty; arrogant; overbearing: lordly contempt.
3. of or pertaining to a lord.
4. having the character or attributes of a lord.
5. befitting a lord, as actions: lordly manners.
adv.
6. Also, lordlily . in the manner of a lord.
[ bef. 1000; ME; OE hlafordlic. See LORD, -LY ]
Syn. 1. majestic, regal, dignified, noble, lofty. 2. domineering.
Ant. 2. meek.