Definition of lordships:
(n) :
(by extension, with "his" or "your", often capitalised) Title applied to a lord, bishop, judge, or another man with a title.
(n) :
The state or condition of being a lord.
(n) :
Dominion; power; authority.
(n) :
Seigniory; domain; the territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor.
(n) :
(humorous, with "his" or "your") A man (sometimes a boy) who is behaving in a seigneurial manner or acting like a lord, behaving in a bossy manner or lording it up