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lairds

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "lairds" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

1 syllable
6 characters
English (US)
1syllable

lairds

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

Because it is a word with a single syllable, lairds is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

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Definitions oflairds

1noun
  • The owner of a Scottish estate; a member of the landed gentry, a landowner.
  • Often in the form Laird of, followed by a patronymic: a Scottish clan chief.
1verb
  • Chiefly as laird it over: to behave like a laird, particularly to act haughtily or to domineer; to lord (it over).
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