Difference between revisions of "Lordly"
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== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_61280" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_61280" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> LORD'LY, a. lord and like. </p> 1. Becoming a lord pertaining to a lord. <p> [[Lordly]] sins require lordly estates to support them. </p> 2. [[Proud]] haughty imperious insolent. <p> Every rich and lordly swain, with pride would drag about her chain. </p> <p> LORD'LY, adv. [[Proudly]] imperiously despotically. </p> <p> A famished lion, issuing from the wood, roars lordly fierce. </p> | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_139973" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_139973" /> == | ||
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_48882" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_48882" /> == | ||
<p> occurs in the | <p> occurs in the A.V. only in the expression '''''סֵפֶל''''' '''''אִדַּירַים''''' , ''Se'Phel Addirim''' , bowl of [the] nobles, i.e., a large vessel fit to be used for persons of quality ( Judges 5:25). (See [[Dish]]). </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
Latest revision as of 10:06, 15 October 2021
King James Dictionary [1]
LORD'LY, a. lord and like.
1. Becoming a lord pertaining to a lord.
Lordly sins require lordly estates to support them.
2. Proud haughty imperious insolent.
Every rich and lordly swain, with pride would drag about her chain.
LORD'LY, adv. Proudly imperiously despotically.
A famished lion, issuing from the wood, roars lordly fierce.
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(1): ( superl.) Suitable for a lord; of or pertaining to a lord; resembling a lord; hence, grand; noble; dignified; honorable.
(2): ( adv.) In a lordly manner.
(3): ( superl.) Proud; haughty; imperious; insolent.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [3]
occurs in the A.V. only in the expression סֵפֶל אִדַּירַים , Se'Phel Addirim' , bowl of [the] nobles, i.e., a large vessel fit to be used for persons of quality ( Judges 5:25). (See Dish).
