LADYSHIP


Meaning of LADYSHIP in English

/ ˈleɪdiʃɪp; NAmE / noun

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.

( BrE , informal ) a way of talking to or about a girl or woman that you think is trying to be too important :

Perhaps her ladyship would like to hang up her own clothes today!

—compare lordship

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.