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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Lord-lyk(e, a. [Lord n.; Like a. E 1 a: cf. e.m.E. lord(e)-like.] Like a lord; having the looks or quality of a lord, lordly, noble. —c1500-c1512 Dunb. xviii. ii.
Be I ane lord and not lord lyk [: purspyk, tyk; v.rr. lord lyke, lordlyk]
