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ladyship

Today it means: Term of respect for a woman of the peerage without using her title. Full definition →

Middle English ladyschipe

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Middle English · inherited fromladyschipe
English todayladyship

From Middle English ladyschipe, ladyshipe; equivalent to lady + -ship.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.