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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Lordly \Lord"ly\, a. [Compar. Lordlier; superl. Lordliest.] [Lord + -ly. Cf. Lordlike.] 1. Suitable for a lord; of or pertaining to a lord; resembling a lord; hence, grand; noble; dignified; honorable. [1913 Webster] 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] 2. Proud; haughty; imperious; insolent. [1913 Webster] Lords are lordliest in their wine. --Milton. Syn: Imperious; haughty; overbearing; tyrannical; despotic; domineering; arrogant. See Imperious. [1913 Webster]