laird
Highland estate holder
A laird is a Scottish landowner, particularly one who owns a large estate.
The term carries connotations of hereditary property and traditional rural authority, sitting below the peerage but above common farmers.
A laird's estate is sometimes called a lairdship.
The word is the Scottish form of lord.
One possessing real estate
- freeholderOutright land owner
- landholderOwner of real estate
- proprietorBusiness holder
- titleholderOne who holds a championship
squire · tenure · deed · inheritance · patrimony · succession · entail · heir
Related group sharing ancestry
- tartanPatterned clan fabric
- kiltWrapped Highland garment
- HighlandsNamed elevated regions
- GaelicCeltic linguistic tradition
thistle · heather · whisky · ceilidh · sporran · brogue · glen · burns
Landed aristocratic residence
- landholdingsOwned tracts of terrain
- groundsBasis for justification
- domainArea of control
- acreageAmount of land owned
demesne · tenants · farmstead · croft · holdings · freehold · property · manse
landowner
One possessing real estate
- freeholderOutright land owner
- landholderOwner of real estate
- proprietorBusiness holder
titleholder · squire · tenure · deed · inheritance · patrimony · succession · entail · heir
clan
Related group sharing ancestry
Gaelic · thistle · heather · whisky · ceilidh · sporran · brogue · glen · burns · Scots
manor
Landed aristocratic residence
- landholdingsOwned tracts of terrain
- groundsBasis for justification
- domainArea of control
acreage · demesne · tenants · farmstead · croft · holdings · freehold · property · manse · hall
aristocracy
Rule by hereditary elite
titles · heraldry · lineage · pedigree · birthright · nobility · gentleman · highborn · landed · coat of arms
vassal
Land-holding sworn subordinate
- fiefdomFeudal territory under lord
- fealtyPledged devotion to authority
- liegeFeudal superior or subject
homage · manorial · serfdom · suzerain · tithe · demesne · overlord · baron · steward · seneschal
- noblesbaron, baroness, count, countess, duke
- Clanclansman, clansmen, clanswoman, chieftain, kinship ties
- clan leaderschieftain, clan head, tribal chief, headman
- feudal lordsbaron, count, earl, duke, liege
- Lordsliege, overlord, suzerain, milord, baron
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