Definition of lairds:
(n) :
(chiefly Scotland) A landowner, particularly in Scottish contexts.
(n) :
(chiefly Scotland) An aristocrat, particularly in Scottish contexts and in reference to the chiefs of the Scottish clans.
(n) :
(historical) A feudal lord in Scottish contexts.
(v) :
(transitive, Scotland) Chiefly as laird it over: to behave like a laird, particularly to act haughtily or to domineer; to lord (it over).
(n) :
A surname.
(n) :
A township and village in Algoma District, northern Ontario.