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la·dy·ship
also La·dy·ship (lā′dē-shĭp′)n.
Used with Your, Her, or Their as a title and form of address for a woman or women holding the rank of lady.
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Ladyship
(ˈleɪdɪʃɪp)n
(preceded by: your or her) a title used to address or refer to any peeress except a duchess
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la•dy•ship
(ˈleɪ diˌʃɪp)n.
1. (often cap.) the form used in speaking of or to a woman having the title of Lady (usu. prec. by her or your).
2. the rank of a lady.
[1175–1225]
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| Noun | 1. | Ladyship - a title used to address any peeress except a duchess; "Your Ladyship"; "Her Ladyship" title - an appellation signifying nobility; "`your majesty' is the appropriate title to use in addressing a king" |
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Translations
كلمة للإحترام عند مُخاطبة السيِّدات
paní hraběnka
Deres NådeHendes Nåde
ávarpstitill lafîi
milostivá pani
hanımefendi hazretlerihanımefendileri
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
ladyship
Ladyship [ˈleɪdiʃɪp] nyour Ladyship (addressing countess) → Madame la comtesse; (addressing baroness) → Madame la baronne
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
ladyship
[ˈleɪdɪʃɪp] n Her Ladyship the Countess → la signora contessaYour Ladyship → signora contessa
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
lady
(ˈleidi) noun1. a more polite form of woman. Tell that child to stand up and let that lady sit down; The lady in the flower shop said that roses are expensive just now; Ladies' shoes are upstairs in this shop; (also adjective) a lady doctor.
2. a woman of good manners and refined behaviour. Be quiet! Ladies do not shout in public.
3. in the United Kingdom, used as the title of, or a name for, a woman of noble rank. Sir James and Lady Brown; lords and ladies.
ˈladylike adjective like a lady in manners. She is too ladylike to swear.
ˈLadyship noun (with Her, ~Your etc) a word used in speaking to, or about, a woman with the title `Lady'. Thank you, Your Ladyship; Ask Her Ladyship for permission.
ˈladybird noun (American ˈladybug) a type of little round beetle, usually red with black spots.
lady's fingers
noun plural the long sticky green pods of a tropical plant, used as a vegetable.
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