lordship
noun
formaluk/ˈlɔːd.ʃɪp/us/ˈlɔːrd.ʃɪp/your/his lordship
apoliteway of referring to ortalkingto amalepeerwithout using histitle:
大人,阁下It is agreatpleasuretowelcomeyourlordship thisevening.今晚很荣幸欢迎阁下的到来。
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ladyshipformal
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