Definition of LADYSHIP

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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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