\Lord"ing\, n. [Lord + -ing, 3.]
1. The son of a lord; a person of noble lineage. [Obs.]
   --Spenser.

2. A little lord; a lordling; a lord, in contempt or
   ridicule. [Obs.] --Swift.

Note: In the plural, a common ancient mode of address
      equivalent to ``Sirs'' or ``My masters.''

            Therefore, lordings all, I you beseech.
                                               --Chaucer.