Synonyms for laird
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : laird; Scot. leyrd |
| Phonetic Transcription : lɛərd; Scot. leɪrd |
Top 10 synonyms for laird Other synonyms for the word laird
Définition of laird
Origin :- mid-15c. (mid-13c. as a surname), Scottish and northern England dialectal variant of lord, from Middle English laverd (see lord). Related: Lairdship.
- As in possessor : noun owner
- He used to walk frequently on the moss where the Laird Fisher sunk his shaft.
- Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
- Only the laird moaned feebly, and reeled like a drunken man.
- Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
- The undeceiving came at length, and then the Laird Fisher was old and poor.
- Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
- The Laird Fisher looked from face to face of the people about him.
- Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
- Old Laird Fisher was trundling a wheelbarrow on the bank of the smelting-house.
- Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
- Hasta heard what happened at auld Laird Fisher's this morning?
- Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
- Frightened out of his wits, the laird was only too glad to comply.
- Extract from : « Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland » by Daniel Turner Holmes
- The laird's lady continued to behave to her in the most supercilious fashion.
- Extract from : « David Elginbrod » by George MacDonald
- Garry was now the young Laird, and I was but an idler, a burden on the estate.
- Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
- Dousterswivel had on his part no desire to see the Laird of Monkbarns.
- Extract from : « Red Cap Tales » by Samuel Rutherford Crockett
Antonyms for laird
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