lordship

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   The state or condition of being a lord.
2. 2
   Title applied to a lord, bishop, judge, or another man with a title.
3. 3
   A boy or man who is behaving in a seigneurial manner or acting like a lord, behaving in a bossy manner or lording it up
4. 4
   Seigniory; domain; the territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor.
5. 5
   Dominion; power; authority.