A derivative of the words "lord" and "ship", Lordship is the name given to a fine gentleman residing in a boat. His pride and demeanor will often make him the center of much conversation and he will have others whispering "I hear Lordship is a fine gentleman".

The two states of being are as a human being, or a hungry ghost. Semi-regularly you need to ask yourself which you are. Sometimes it is human. Others, alas, it is hungry ghost.

The hungry ghost seeks validity outside of themselves. Someone pining for an indifferent ex is a hungry ghost. Someone who arrives alone at 6:30 on Saturday night to a pub is probably a hungry ghost. Obsessive checking of mobile phones, chat sites or networks are clear signs that one is a hungry ghost.

The best thing to do is just stay home and ride it out. Read a book. Find some good clean fun.

lord-ship. n. -
1. a person who has usually made it to their 3rd or 4th year of school and is the most out of control wildest person you know

2. Someone who has acheived a high social status through partying and random acts of greatness