"ladyship" meaning in All languages combined

See ladyship on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈleɪ.di.ʃɪp/ [UK, US] Forms: ladyships [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English ladyship; equivalent to lady + -ship. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ladyship}} Middle English ladyship, {{suffix|en|lady|ship}} lady + -ship Head templates: {{en-noun}} ladyship (plural ladyships)
  1. Term of respect for a woman of the peerage without using her title. Translations (Term of respect): korkeus (Finnish), ylhäisyys (Finnish), La Dame [feminine] (French), Madame [feminine] (French), Die Herrin [feminine] (German), An Bhantiarna [feminine] (Irish), La Signora [feminine] (Italian), Domina [feminine] (Latin), Pani [feminine] (Polish), A Senhora [feminine] (Portuguese), све́тлость (svétlostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), ми́лость (mílostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), миле́ди (milédi) [feminine] (Russian), благородие (blagorodije) (Russian), A' Bhaintighearna [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), La Señora [feminine] (Spanish), దొరసానితనము (dorasānitanamu) (Telugu), Yr Arglwyddes [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-ladyship-en-noun-q~gpFUnX Disambiguation of 'Term of respect': 100 0
  2. (England and Commonwealth) Formal form of address for a lady judge (as opposed to the informal "judge"). Tags: Commonwealth, England
    Sense id: en-ladyship-en-noun-cGKNlyIS Categories (other): Commonwealth English, English English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ship, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Telugu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ship: 30 70 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 39 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Ladyship Related terms: lordship

Inflected forms

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