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laird

lɛrd
WordNet
  1. (n) laird
    a landowner
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  1. Laird
    lârd A lord; a landholder, esp. one who holds land directly of the crown.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. (n) laird
    In Scotland, a landed proprietor; especially, the owner of a hereditary estate; also, rarely, a house-owner; a landlord.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
  1. (n) Laird
    lārd (Scot.) a landed proprietor, a landlord
Etymology

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary See Lord

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary Lord.

Usage in the news

Braves ink C Laird to two-year deal. kansascity.com

The Atlanta Braves have agreed to a two-year deal with backup catcher Gerald Laird . innipegfreepress.com

For more of Amanda Laird 's fabulous recipes, visit foodhub.co.nz. nzherald.co.nz

Catcher Gerald Laird agrees to two-year contract with Atlanta Braves. mlive.com

Gerald Laird has signed a two year contract with the Atlanta Braves. ilx.com

Laird , 82, of McPherson, passed away Tuesday, Sept 4, 2012, at McPherson Hospital. mcphersonsentinel.com

Brandon Laird (left) played 11 major league games for the Yankees last year. blog.chron.com

The 57-day sentence is the remainder of Laird 's 93-day maximum sentence for the domestic violence charge. mlive.com

Laird 's attorney was also not present. mlive.com

Kris Putman, Laird 's probation officer, said Laird did not show up for tests on June 12 and June 13. mlive.com

Laird 's stint in jail will his 15th, according to jail records. mlive.com

It is Laird 's 14th stay at the Jackson County Jail since 2006, according to jail records. mlive.com

The results were confirmed on June 23, according to Mazur and Laird 's court file. mlive.com

Demon football coach Bradley Dale Peveto said the move is an "unexpected, special opportunity" for Laird and a "great move for the entire university. natchitochestimes.com

" He said he "won't rush" filling Laird 's coaching post and will look for the "right fit" for the NSU program. natchitochestimes.com

Usage in scientific papers

Simon Laird and Henrik Jeldtoft Jensen, Correlation, selection and the evolution of species networks, arXiv:q-bio/0608004.
Randomness and Complexity in Networks

Under the random effects model, the procedure for estimating the mean of the random effects proposed by DerSimonian and Laird (DL) (1986) is routinely used in practice.
Nonparametric inference procedure for percentiles of the random effects distribution in meta-analysis

To overcome this limitation, in this paper we combine segmental HMMs with random e(cid:11)ects models (Laird & Ware, 1982).
Modeling Waveform Shapes with Random Eects Segmental Hidden Markov Models

Following the discussion in Laird & Ware (1982), we describe the generative model as a two-stage process.
Modeling Waveform Shapes with Random Eects Segmental Hidden Markov Models

Johnson-Laird and Philip N.: Mental Models: Toward a Cognitive Science of Language, Inference and Consciousness.
FuturICT

Usage in literature

It makes no difference to me, for I'm something more than the Laird of Stair's daughter. "Nancy Stair" by Elinor Macartney Lane

Translated from the German of M. W. by James L. Laird. "Life of Charles Darwin" by G. T. (George Thomas) Bettany

There is the Laird o' Elibank, for instance, old Sir Juden. "Tales From Scottish Ballads" by Elizabeth W. Grierson

Collier, Robert Laird, iii, 567. "History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III)" by Various

Higher up, where the glen parts into two very narrow ones, is the house of the laird; I daresay a pretty place. "Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland A.D. 1803" by Dorothy Wordsworth

This young laird had seen Jessie Warriston, and been struck with her noble appearance. "Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI" by Various

The Hieland lairds are pitting their best fit foremost. "Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845" by Various

A HIGHLAND LAIRD ON LITERATURE. "Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland" by Daniel Turner Holmes

The new laird was anxious to display himself on a wider sphere. "James Boswell" by William Keith Leask

Meanwhile the Laird of Keppoch was observed advancing with a contingent of 300 of his Macdonells. "The Celtic Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, January 1876" by Various

Usage in poetry
Then, what wark had the laird o' Orchardburn
An' Ledgie coaxin' them in;
But afore they could manage to catch them a'
They had mony a weary rin.
"Now, Jock, I wat," quo Hobie Noble,
"Part o the weight ye may lay on me,"
"I wat weel no," quo the Laird's Jock
"I count him lighter than a flee."
"The Laird's Jock ane, the Laird's Wat twa,
O Hobie Noble, thou ane maun be!
Thy coat is blue, thou has been true,
Since England banishd thee, to me."
'God be withee, Kirsty, my brither,
Lang live thou Laird of Mangertoun!
Lang mayst thou live on the border-syde
Or thou se thy brither ryde up and doun.
"Fear ye no that," quo the Laird's Jock;
"A faint heart neer wan a fair ladie;
Work thou within, we'll work without,
And I'll be sworn we set thee free."
First the Laird o' Glenheid took away some stanes,
To pit his byre-en' richt;
But a week scarce had gane when nae coo had he
To rowte in the byre at nicht.