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Recent Examples of laird
In episode 3, the question of who would be named the next laird of Clan MacKenzie came to a head.
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Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2025
The whole of clan MacKenzie descends upon Castle Leoch to pay their respects and also attend the Gathering, in which there are games and feasts and boar hunts and, most important, the oath-taking, in which the new laird will be chosen and everyone will pledge their fealty to him.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 8 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
Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2025
The whole of clan MacKenzie descends upon Castle Leoch to pay their respects and also attend the Gathering, in which there are games and feasts and boar hunts and, most important, the oath-taking, in which the new laird will be chosen and everyone will pledge their fealty to him.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 8 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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A day would arise in early spring when a fellow landowner would knock on the door and ask after him.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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Coates will play Jeremiah Paulson, a wealthy landowner not afraid to break the rules.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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
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But in numerous cases, landholders were not exactly fat cats.—
Ian Johnson,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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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The landlady requested a lawyer and refused to talk to police.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Laird.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laird. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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