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laird

/lerd/ /lɛːd/ /lɛəɹd/

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noun

لورد، مالك أرض في اسكتلندا

The owner of a Scottish estate; a member of the landed gentry, a landowner.

Examples :

"The laird surveyed his fields, pleased with the bountiful harvest. "

تفقد اللورد حقوله، مسروراً بالحصاد الوفير.

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noun

رئيس عشيرة اسكتلندية

Often in the form Laird of, followed by a patronymic: a Scottish clan chief.

Examples :

"Laird MacLeod, the Laird of MacLeod, addressed the crowd gathered for the clan gathering. "

خاطب ليرد ماكلويد، رئيس عشيرة ماكلويد، الحشد المجتمع لتجمع العشيرة.

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verb

تصرف كمالك، تسلط

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

Examples :

"Since he was the manager's son, he often lairded it over the other employees, telling them what to do even when it wasn't his place. "

بما أنه كان ابن المدير، فقد كان يتصرف كمالك على الموظفين الآخرين، ويخبرهم بما يجب عليهم فعله حتى عندما لا يكون ذلك من شأنه.

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