laird: Word of the day for November 30, 2019
laird , n : (chiefly Scotland) The owner of a Scottish estate; a member of the landed gentry, a landowner. (chiefly Scotland, historical) Often in the form Laird of, followed by a patronymic: a Scottish clan chief. laird v (transitive, Scotland) Chiefly as laird it over: to behave like a laird, particularly to act haughtily or to domineer; to lord (it over). Today is Saint Andrew’s Day, Scotland’s national day.