adj.
a. [ 2d lord + like. Cf. Lordly. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ From Lordly. ] The state or quality of being lordly. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Lord + -ling. ] A little or insignificant lord. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
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 ]
Lords are lordliest in their wine. Milton.
adv. In a lordly manner. [ 1913 Webster ]