verb
definition
Domineer or act like a lord.
definition
To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord; to grant the title of lord.
noun
definition
A lord.
definition
A lordling; a little lord.
Examples of lording in a Sentence
Still Lubeck, even when nearly isolated, strove to preserve its predominance in a war with Denmark (1501-12), supporting Gustavus Vasa in Sweden, lording it over the north of Europe during the years 1534 and 1535 in the person of Jurgen Wullenweber, the democratic burgomaster, who professed the most advanced principles of the Reformation, and engaging with Sweden in a severe naval war (1536-70).
When worn using the correct precautions, they can allow your body to get a soft, golden tan perfect for lording it over your friends in the office.
Here, as elsewhere, he was surrounded by an atmosphere of subservience to his wealth, and being in the habit of lording it over these people, he treated them with absent-minded contempt.