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)

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."
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

Alternative form of lordlyng

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