laird

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++laird /leəd $ lerd/ noun [countable] British English HIGH POSITION OR RANKa person who owns a very large area of land in Scotland 〔苏格兰〕地主Origin laird (1300-1400) lord

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laird
laird /leəd $ lerd/

noun [countable] British English

Date: 1300-1400
Origin: lord

a person who owns a very large area of land in Scotland ⇨ squire 1

laird

BrE

/leəd/

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NAmE

/lerd/

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noun

(in Scotland) a person who owns a large area of land （苏格兰）地主