"laird : (chiefly Scotland) The owner of a Scottish estate; a member of the landed gentry, a..."

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laird : (chiefly Scotland) The owner of a Scottish estate; a member of the landed gentry, a landowner.
(chiefly Scotland, historical) Often in the form Laird of, followed by a patronymic: a Scottish clan chief.
laird v

(transitive, Scotland) Chiefly as laird it over: to behave like a laird, particularly to act haughtily or to domineer; to lord (it over).
Today is Saint Andrew’s Day, Scotland’s national day.

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- https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/laird#English

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