ladyship

noun la·dy·ship \ ˈlā-dē-ˌship \

Definition of ladyship

:the condition of being a lady :rank of lady —used as a title for a woman having the rank of lady

her Ladyship is not at home

if your Ladyship please

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Streep’s chastising of Trump in her acceptance speech at the Golden Globes was derided as a sniffy display of royal hauteur, as if her ladyship had gotten her blue sash in a twist.

— james wolcott, The Hive, "Why the Alt-Left Is a Problem, Too," 19 June 2017
Streep’s chastising of Trump in her acceptance speech at the Golden Globes was derided as a sniffy display of royal hauteur, as if her ladyship had gotten her blue sash in a twist.

— james wolcott, The Hive, "Why the Alt-Left Is a Problem, Too," 19 June 2017
Streep’s chastising of Trump in her acceptance speech at the Golden Globes was derided as a sniffy display of royal hauteur, as if her ladyship had gotten her blue sash in a twist.

— james wolcott, The Hive, "Why the Alt-Left Is a Problem, Too," 19 June 2017
Streep’s chastising of Trump in her acceptance speech at the Golden Globes was derided as a sniffy display of royal hauteur, as if her ladyship had gotten her blue sash in a twist.

— james wolcott, The Hive, "Why the Alt-Left Is a Problem, Too," 19 June 2017
Streep’s chastising of Trump in her acceptance speech at the Golden Globes was derided as a sniffy display of royal hauteur, as if her ladyship had gotten her blue sash in a twist.

— james wolcott, The Hive, "Why the Alt-Left Is a Problem, Too," 19 June 2017
Streep’s chastising of Trump in her acceptance speech at the Golden Globes was derided as a sniffy display of royal hauteur, as if her ladyship had gotten her blue sash in a twist.

— vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com, "Why the Alt-Left Is a Problem, Too," 3 Mar. 2017

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noun la·dy·ship \ ˈlā-dē-ˌship \

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