lordling

English

Etymology

From Middle English lordlyng; equivalent to lord +‎ -ling.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈlɔːdlɪŋ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈlɔɹdlɪŋ/

Noun

lordling (plural lordlings)

1. An unimportant or petty lord.
   • 1996 August 1, George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire; 1), HarperCollins, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 16:

     He saw it clear enough, now that the lordling had pointed it out. “They couldn't have froze. Not if the Wall was weeping. It wasn't cold enough."

2. A young lord.

Translations

an unimportant or petty lord

• Belarusian: па́ніч m (pánič), пані́ч m (paníč)
• Finnish: pikkuherra
• French: gentillâtre (fr) m
• Georgian: ბატონიშვილი (baṭonišvili)
• Irish: fothiarna m, mionuasal m
• Polish: panicz (pl) m
• Russian: ба́рич (ru) m (bárič), па́ныч (ru) m (pányč), паны́ч (ru) m (panýč)
• Ukrainian: пани́ч (uk) m (panýč)

References

• “lordling”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• “lordling”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• drolling

Middle English

Noun

lordling

1. Alternative form of lordlyng