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lordly

adj.
US //ˈɫɔɹdˌɫi// UK //lˈɔːdli// lord·ly
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Origin

From Middle English lordly, lordlich, from Old English hlāfordlīċ (“lordly; heroic; noble”), equivalent to lord + -ly. The adverb is from Middle English lordly, lordely, lordliche.

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