OVERLORDSHIP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does overlordship mean? 

• OVERLORDSHIP (noun)
  The noun OVERLORDSHIP has 1 sense:

1. the position of overlord

  Familiarity information: OVERLORDSHIP used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OVERLORDSHIP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The position of overlord

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("overlordship" is a kind of...):

berth; billet; office; place; position; post; situation; spot (a job in an organization)

Derivation:

overlord (a person who has general authority over others)