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# ladyship

noun (ladyship, ladyships)

«ladyship» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Ladyship is the title used to speak politely to a lady of high rank: «your ladyship» means a polite way of saying you to her. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/ladyship/#m1)

### In the lessons

in old stories servants speak to rich ladies with «your ladyship»; it is an old use

### Examples

- Yes, your ladyship. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/ladyship/#x1)
- The servant bowed to her ladyship. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/ladyship/#x2)
- Her ladyship will have the carriage now. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/ladyship/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ladyship» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/ladyship/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ladyship» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ladyship.html) on Mova free.