Laird vs. Scottish

The owner of a Scottish estate; a member of the landed gentry, a landowner.

Often in the form Laird of, followed by a patronymic: a Scottish clan chief.

Chiefly as laird it over: to behave like a laird, particularly to act haughtily or to domineer; to lord (it over).

A lord; a landholder, esp. one who holds land directly of the crown.

a landowner

Laird () is a generic name for the owner of a large, long-established Scottish estate. In the Scottish order of precedence a laird ranks below a baron and above a gentleman.

Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Scotland, their country, or their language; as, Scottish industry or economy; a Scottish chief; a Scottish dialect.

the dialect of English used in Scotland

of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language;

Example: ‘Scots gaelic’; ‘the Scots community in New York’; ‘`Scottish' tends to be the more formal term as in `The Scottish Symphony' or `Scottish authors' or `Scottish mountains'’; ‘`Scotch' is in disfavor with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen phrases as `Scotch broth' or `Scotch whiskey' or `Scotch plaid'’;