Hypertext Webster Gateway: "lordliness"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lordliness \Lord"li*ness\, n. [From {Lordly}.]
The state or quality of being lordly. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
lordliness
n 1: formality in bearing and appearance: "he behaved with great
dignity" [syn: {dignity}, {gravitas}]
2: overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward
inferiors [syn: {arrogance}, {haughtiness}, {highhandedness}]
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