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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LORDING

n.A little lord; a lord, in contempt or ridicule. [Little used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LORDING

Lord "ing, n. Etym: [Lord + -ing, 3.]

 

1. The son of a lord; a person of noble lineage. [Obs. ] Spenser.

 

2. A little lord; a lordling; a lord, in contempt or ridicule. [Obs. ] Swift.

 

Note: In the plural, a common ancient mode of address equivalent to "Sirs " or "My masters. " Therefore, lordings all, I you beseech. Chaucer.