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Recent Examples of laird
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.
—Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Shakespeare reveals his villain-protagonist’s foil late in the plot: Macduff only stands out from a miscellaneous herd of Scottish lairds once Macbeth sends assassins after his family.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2024
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
A few thousand sheep could generate more revenue for a laird than a few hundred farmer-tenants.
—New York Times, 5 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
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
Shakespeare reveals his villain-protagonist’s foil late in the plot: Macduff only stands out from a miscellaneous herd of Scottish lairds once Macbeth sends assassins after his family.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2024
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
A few thousand sheep could generate more revenue for a laird than a few hundred farmer-tenants.
—New York Times, 5 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laird
Noun
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The majority of the easements for the existing state trail corridor were acquired between 2007 and 2010 following consideration of potential options, community support and landowner interest, Skaar said.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
20 Sep. 2025
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The MooresviIle Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a longtime landowner’s request Monday night to build 107 homes, geared to ages 55 and older, on 55 of the acres her family farmed for generations.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The DeCaLiBron Loop currently skirts the summit of Bross due to landholder concerns that have kept it closed for years.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
23 Sep. 2025
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His great-grandfather had been a slave owner and large landholder; his parents were tenant farmers.—
Charlie Lee,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
Noun
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He’s gone to visit Ellen at her home, a boarding house with a snoopy landlady living on the first floor.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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To complicate matters, a suspicious landlady, Lorelai Brown (actress Pamela Britton) is always snooping around.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Laird.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laird. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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