lordling
nounUK /ˈlɔːdlɪŋ/ · US /ˈlɔɹdlɪŋ/
Etymology From Middle English lordlyng; equivalent to lord + -ling.
1
An unimportant or petty lord.
- He saw it clear enough, now that the lordling had pointed it out. “They couldn't have froze. Not if the Wall was weeping. It wasn't cold enough."1996 August 1, George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire; 1), HarperCollins, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 16:
2
A young lord.