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laird

 
Dictionary: laird   (lârd) pronunciation
n. Scots
The owner of a landed estate.

[Scots, from Middle English lard, variant of lord, owner, master. See lord.]


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (Scotland) a landowner


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - godsejer, herremand

Nederlands (Dutch)
grondbezitter, landheer

Français (French)
n. - (Écosse) propriétaire foncier, laird

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gutsbesitzer

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γαιοκτήμονας

Italiano (Italian)
proprietario terriero

Português (Portuguese)
n. - senhorio (m), proprietário de terras

Русский (Russian)
помещик

Español (Spanish)
n. - terrateniente

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - godsägare (Nordeng. form av lord)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
地主, 领主

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 地主, 領主

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 영주, 지주

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 地主

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مالك الارض الاسكتلندي, كلمه في الاسكتلنديه تقابل كلمه لورد في الانجليزيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בעל אחוזה‬


 
 
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Leard (family name)
lairdship
Borden, Sir Robert Laird (Canadian prime minister during World War)

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