Associations to the word «Ladyship»

Wiktionary

LADYSHIP, noun. Term of respect for a woman of the peerage without using her title.
LADYSHIP, noun. (English & Commonwealth) Formal form of address for a lady judge (as opposed to the informal "judge")

Dictionary definition

LADYSHIP, noun. A title used to address any peeress except a duchess; "Your Ladyship"; "Her Ladyship".

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne