Lordship /(?)/

Lord·ship

Lordship

n.
  1. The state or condition of being a lord; hence (with his or your), a title applied to a lord (except an archbishop or duke, who is called Grace) or a judge (in Great Britain), etc.
  2. Seigniory; domain; the territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor.
    What lands and lordships for their owner know My quondam barber.
  3. Dominion; power; authority.
    They which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them.