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lairds

The correct spelling is lairds.

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noun

Say it like: Lay-rds

The correct spelling is lairds. The owner of a Scottish estate; a member of the landed gentry, a landowner.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The owner of a Scottish estate; a member of the landed gentry, a landowner.
  2. 2.Often in the form Laird of, followed by a patronymic: a Scottish clan chief.

verb

  1. 1.Chiefly as laird it over: to behave like a laird, particularly to act haughtily or to domineer; to lord (it over).

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