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Recent Examples of laird
Brian and Ellen, for example, will have to face the consequences that come with murdering Malcolm, the new laird of Clan Grant.
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Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Oct. 2025
Malcolm is now laird of Clan Grant.
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Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
In episode 3, the question of who would be named the next laird of Clan MacKenzie came to a head.
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Maureen Lee Lenker Published,
EW.com,
16 Aug. 2025
The term green laird is used to express concern about the concentration of ownership and power, says Hamish Trench, the chief executive of the Scottish Land Commission, the public body created by the Scottish government to advise on land policy.
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Cathleen O'Grady,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2022
This romance is about a grumpy Scottish laird falling for a feisty English lady, and trust me, this man knows how to pleasure his woman.
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Jenny Singer,
Glamour,
14 Feb. 2022
Most practical measures to weed out witches were taken by the local leaders of Scottish society, the lairds (local aristocrats) and ministers.
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National Geographic,
16 Oct. 2019
Then there’s the laird of North Uist, Fergus Granville—think of a laird as a cross between a mayor and Downton’s Lord Grantham.
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Mark Ellwood,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Dec. 2016
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Oct. 2025
Malcolm is now laird of Clan Grant.
—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
In episode 3, the question of who would be named the next laird of Clan MacKenzie came to a head.
—
Maureen Lee Lenker Published,
EW.com,
16 Aug. 2025
The term green laird is used to express concern about the concentration of ownership and power, says Hamish Trench, the chief executive of the Scottish Land Commission, the public body created by the Scottish government to advise on land policy.
—
Cathleen O'Grady,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2022
This romance is about a grumpy Scottish laird falling for a feisty English lady, and trust me, this man knows how to pleasure his woman.
—
Jenny Singer,
Glamour,
14 Feb. 2022
Most practical measures to weed out witches were taken by the local leaders of Scottish society, the lairds (local aristocrats) and ministers.
—
National Geographic,
16 Oct. 2019
Then there’s the laird of North Uist, Fergus Granville—think of a laird as a cross between a mayor and Downton’s Lord Grantham.
—
Mark Ellwood,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Dec. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laird
Noun
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Mum Bet, who in 1781 sued for her freedom under Massachusetts law and won; and Abraham Peyton Skipwith, who bought his freedom and became the first Black landowner in the Jackson Ward neighborhood of Richmond, Va.
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One of the historical laws Hawaii pointed to was an 1865 Louisiana statute, adopted after the Civil War, to prevent anyone from carrying a gun onto a plantation without the landowner’s permission.
Noun
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Duchy chief executive Will Bax said the aim is to shift the estate from being a traditional landholder to something that delivers a wider social impact.
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Bishops were major landholders and political figures; controlling their selection meant controlling wealth, loyalty and governance.
Noun
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About three months into the search, Chavez’s landlady found Jimmy’s bookbag and a revolver handgun belonging to her inside Chavez’s trailer.
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Having a horny landlady who won’t stop hitting on your boyfriend constantly isn’t the end of the world.
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