Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
A feudal lord in Scottish contexts. · An aristocrat, particularly in Scottish contexts and in reference to the chiefs of the Scottish clans. · A landowner, particularly in Scottish contexts.
verb
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryChiefly as laird it over: to behave like a laird, particularly to act haughtily or to domineer; to lord (it over).
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.
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