'Lordliest' definitions:

Definition of 'Lordliest'

From: GCIDE
  • Lordly \Lord"ly\, a. [Compar. Lordlier; superl. Lordliest.] [Lord + -ly. Cf. Lordlike.]
  • 1. Suitable for a lord; of or pertaining to a lord; resembling a lord; hence, grand; noble; dignified; honorable. [1913 Webster]
  • She brought forth butter in a lordly dish. --Judges v. 25. [1913 Webster]
  • Lordly sins require lordly estates to support them. --South. [1913 Webster]
  • The maidens gathered strength and grace And presence, lordlier than before. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Proud; haughty; imperious; insolent. [1913 Webster]
  • Lords are lordliest in their wine. --Milton.
  • Syn: Imperious; haughty; overbearing; tyrannical; despotic; domineering; arrogant. See Imperious. [1913 Webster]