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Definition of ladyship noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ladyship

noun
 
/ˈleɪdiʃɪp/
 
/ˈleɪdiʃɪp/
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  1. Her/Your Ladyship
    a title used when talking to or about a woman who is a member of the nobility
    • Does Your Ladyship require anything?
  2. (British English, informal) a way of talking to or about a girl or woman that you think behaves as if she is more important than she is
    • Perhaps her ladyship would like to hang up her own clothes today!
  3. compare lordship
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