laird

== English == === Etymology === The noun is borrowed from Scots laird, from northern or Scottish Middle English lard, laverd, a variant of lord. The verb is derived from the noun. Doublet of hlaford and lord. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /lɛːd/ (General American) IPA(key): /lɛəɹd/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /lerd/ (Australian) IPA(key): /leːd/ (New Zealand, without the cheer–chair merger) IPA(key): /leəd/ (New Zealand, cheer–chair merger) IPA(key): /liəd/ (Lancashire, fair–fur merger) IPA(key): /lɜː(ɹ)d/ Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)d Homophones: laired, leered (cheer–chair merger) === Noun === laird (plural lairds) (historical) A feudal lord in Scottish contexts. [from 14th c.] (chiefly Scotland) An aristocrat, particularly in Scottish contexts and in reference to the chiefs of the Scottish clans. (chiefly Scotland) A landowner, particularly in Scottish contexts. ==== Usage notes ==== In reference to chiefs, usually in the form of laird of followed by a patronymic. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === laird (third-person singular simple present lairds, present participle lairding, simple past and past participle lairded) (transitive, Scotland) Chiefly as laird it over: to behave like a laird, particularly to act haughtily or to domineer; to lord (it over). ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === laird on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === LIDAR, drail, larid, liard, lidar == Scots == === Etymology === From northern/Scottish Middle English lard, laverd, a variant of lord. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /leːrd/ === Noun === laird (plural lairds) a lord or land owner === References === “laird, n., v.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.