Emily Dickinson Lexicon

LORD'SHIP, n.

1. The state or quality of being a lord, hence, a title of honor given to noblemen, except to dukes, who have the title of grace.
2. A titulary compellation of judges and certain other persons in authority and office in England. – Johnson.
3. Dominion; power; authority. They who are accounted to rule over the Gentiles, exercise lordship over them. Mark x.
4. Seigniory; domain; the territory of a lord over which he holds jurisdiction; a manor. What lands and lordships for their owner know / My quondam barber. – Dryden.