lordliness Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun formality in bearing and appearance
    dignity; gravitas.
    • he behaved with great dignity
  2. noun overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
    high-handedness; haughtiness; hauteur; arrogance.

WordNet


Lord"li*ness noun
Etymology
From Lordly.
Definitions
  1. The state or quality of being lordly. Shak.

Webster 1913