ladyship
noun
formaluk/ˈleɪ.di.ʃɪp/us/ˈleɪ.di.ʃɪp/her/your ladyship
apoliteway of referring to ortalkingto a woman orgirlwho has therankof apeerorknightwithout using hertitle:
(对有贵族头衔的女士的称呼)夫人,小姐We arehonouredtowelcomeyourladyship(= you)heretonight.我们在此荣幸地欢迎您今晚的到来。
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lordshipformal
Royalty, aristocracy & titles
- accede tosomething
- accession
- anointed
- anti-monarchical
- anti-monarchist
- duke
- dukedom
- earl
- earldom
- emir
- Messrs
- miss
- mister
- monarch
- monarchist
- royal prerogative
- royalist
- Rt. Hon.
- Shah
- sheikh