lairdlyadj.

Brit.

/ˈlɛːdli/, U.S.

/ˈlɛrdli/

Forms: see laird n. and -ly suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: laird n., -ly suffix¹.

Etymology: < laird n. + -ly suffix¹. Compare earlier lordly adj.

Of or relating to a laird or lairds; having the status or character of a laird or lairds; suitable for a laird or lairds.

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1785 Morning Herald & Daily Advertiser 14 June Ye lairdly fowk! wha form the coortly ring.

1822 Farmer's Mag. Nov. 473 Your lairdly correspondents and readers may possibly imagine that I indulge a hostile spirit to their order and interest.

1877 Tinsley's Mag. July 46/1 He yet was descended from an ancient lairdly stock in that northern county.

1904 R. Hughes Real N.Y. xii. 226 The Authors' Club occupies rooms donated by Andrew Carnegie, who has recently offered to build a lairdly asylum for all the other mechanicians.

1964 J. W. Saunders Profession Eng. Lett. ix. 179 He wrote [the novels]..whenever they would not interrupt his lairdly activities.

2010 Scotsman (Nexis) 1 Dec. 31 A number of noble or lairdly families still adhered to the old Faith.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lairdly
释义	lairdlyadj. Brit. /ˈlɛːdli/, U.S. /ˈlɛrdli/ Forms: see laird n. and -ly suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: laird n., -ly suffix¹. Etymology: < laird n. + -ly suffix¹. Compare earlier lordly adj. Of or relating to a laird or lairds; having the status or character of a laird or lairds; suitable for a laird or lairds. ΚΠ 1785 Morning Herald & Daily Advertiser 14 June Ye lairdly fowk! wha form the coortly ring. 1822 Farmer's Mag. Nov. 473 Your lairdly correspondents and readers may possibly imagine that I indulge a hostile spirit to their order and interest. 1877 Tinsley's Mag. July 46/1 He yet was descended from an ancient lairdly stock in that northern county. 1904 R. Hughes Real N.Y. xii. 226 The Authors' Club occupies rooms donated by Andrew Carnegie, who has recently offered to build a lairdly asylum for all the other mechanicians. 1964 J. W. Saunders Profession Eng. Lett. ix. 179 He wrote [the novels]..whenever they would not interrupt his lairdly activities. 2010 Scotsman (Nexis) 1 Dec. 31 A number of noble or lairdly families still adhered to the old Faith. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1785
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