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.

She brought forth butter in a lordly dish.

Judges v. 25.

Lordly sins require lordly estates to support them.

South.

The maidens gathered strength and grace
And presence, lordlier than before.

Tennyson.

2. Proud; haughty; imperious; insolent.

Lords are lordliest in their wine.

Milton.

Syn. -- Imperious; haughty; overbearing; tyrannical; despotic; domineering; arrogant. See Imperious.

Lord"ly, adv. In a lordly manner.