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ladyship

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ladyship /ˈleɪdiʃɪp /
(Her/Your Ladyship) noun a respectful form of reference or address to a woman who has a title:
the car is outside, Your Ladyship.
British English ironic a form of reference or address to a woman thought to be acting in a grand or self-important way:
bow everyone, Her Ladyship's actually gracing us with her presence!.