scottish laird

  • 1Laird (surname) — Laird is a surname, and may refer to:*Bruce Laird (b. 1950), Australian cricketer *Carobeth Laird (1895–1983), American anthropologist *David Laird (1833–1914), Canadian politician; Lieutenant Governor of Northwest Territories *Gerald Laird (b.… …

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  • 2laird — [ lerd ] noun count SCOTTISH someone who owns a large area of land in Scotland …

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  • 3laird — mid 15c. (mid 13c. as a surname), Scottish and northern England dialectal variant of lord, from M.E. laverd (see LORD (Cf. lord)). Related: Lairdship …

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  • 4Scottish Women's Curling Championship — The Columba Cream Scottish Women s Championship is the Scottish national women s curling championship. Championships Year Skip Vice Second Lead Locale 2011 Anna Sloan Claire Hamilton Vicki Adams Rhiann MacLeod Lockerbie 2010 Eve Muirhead Jackie… …

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  • 5Laird, Macgregor — ▪ British explorer born 1808, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scot. died Jan. 9, 1861, London, Eng.       Scottish explorer, shipbuilder, and merchant who contributed to the knowledge of the Niger River.       In 1832 Laird accompanied his Liverpool firm …

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  • 6Scottish place names in Canada — This is a list of placenames in Scotland which have subsequently been applied to parts of Canada by Scottish emigrants or .For Nova Scotian names in Scottish Gaelic (not necessarily the same as the English versions) please see Canadian… …

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  • 7Laird — A Laird (Lord) is a hereditary title for the owner of a landed estate in Scotland. The title of Laird may carry certain local or feudal rights, though unlike a Lordship, a Lairdship has never carried voting rights, either in the historic… …

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  • 8Laird — This pre medieval surname is both Scottish, and later Irish. It mainly derives from the early Gaelic word of the pre 10th century laverd , meaning a land owner or land lord, and in surname terms is a status name, although the modern meaning as… …

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  • 10Scottish feudal Barony of Craigie — Flag of Scotland The Barony of Craigie is a Scottish feudal Crown barony within and near Dundee in Scotland. Craigie has long been incorporated within the boundaries of the Royal Burgh of Dundee; before that it was a barony lying on the periphery …

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