noun. The state of lordly dignity; high station.

noun. Lordly pride; haughtiness.

noun. The state or quality of being lordly.

noun. The property of being lordly; the bearing or manner of a lord.

noun. overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors

noun. formality in bearing and appearance

"In Archbishop Parker's time this had been a busy post, as the state observed at Lambeth and Croydon was very considerable; but Grindal was of a more retiring nature, disliking as was said, "lordliness"; and although still the household was an immense affair, in its elaborateness and splendour beyond almost any but royal households of the present day, still Anthony's duties were far from heavy."

bearing  comportment  mien  presence  

baronage  chieftainess  daimi  insensitivity  insipidity  

arbitrariness  augustness  authoritarianism  authoritativeness  autocraticalness