Definition of LADYSHIP

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Recent Examples on the Web Your ladyship The number of women India’s 25 high courts is rankling. — Manavi Kapur, Quartz India, "Some Indian states will take over 200 years to make a third of their police forces female," 7 Nov. 2019 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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“Ladyship.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ladyship. Accessed 21 January 2020.