lordlyng

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === loverdling, loverding, lording, lorlyng, lordling, lordyng === Etymology === From lord +‎ -ling. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɔːvərdlinɡ/, /ˈlɔːrdlinɡ/, /ˈlɔːrdinɡ/, /ˈlɔːrlinɡ/ === Noun === lordlyng (plural lordlynges) A noble or lord; a minor or petty ruler. A way a noble addresses inferiors or peers (rare, Late Middle English) A way a writer addresses their audience ==== Descendants ==== English: lordling, lording ==== References ==== “lōrdling, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 12 August 2018.