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laird

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Noun

  1. A feudal lord in Scottish contexts.
  2. An aristocrat, particularly in Scottish contexts and in reference to the chiefs of the Scottish clans.
  3. A landowner, particularly in Scottish contexts.

Verb

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

Proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. A place in Canada: A township and village in Algoma District, northern Ontario.
  3. A place in Canada: A rural municipality, the Rural Municipality of Laird No. 404, in central Saskatchewan.
  4. A place in Canada: A village within the rural municipality in Saskatchewan, named after David Laird.
  5. A place in the United States: A census-designated place in Yuma County, Colorado.
  6. A place in the United States: A township in Houghton County, Michigan.
  7. A place in the United States: A township in Phelps County, Nebraska.

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