noun
- young or minor lords; petty nobles of little importance
Usage: archaic; often derogatory
Examples
- The king dismissed the complaints of the lordlings at court.
- These lordlings think their minor titles give them great power.
- The wealthy merchant had more influence than most lordlings.
- She refused to bow to the arrogant lordlings who visited her father.
- The lordlings competed for the king’s attention at every feast.
- Even the lordlings must follow the laws of the realm.