ladyship

Peeress's formal style

Ladyship is a form of address or reference for a woman of noble rank, used with *her* or *your*: Her Ladyship will see you now, Would your Ladyship prefer tea?

The term appears in formal British contexts and period dramas.

Used sarcastically, it mocks someone acting entitled or demanding special treatment: Is her ladyship ready to leave yet?

title

countess

Feminine noble rank

duchessWoman of ducal rank
baronessFemale holder of barony
viscountessNobleman's wife or widow

marchioness · peeress · dowager · dame · noblewoman · gentlewoman · matriarch · highborn · titled · peerage

aristocracy

manor

Landed aristocratic residence

estateProperty and grounds
gentryHighborn but not noble
high societyThe social elite

blueblood · patrician · nobility · lineage · dynasty · ancestry · heiress · debutante · socialite · peerage

address

formality

Strict observance of convention

courtesyRespectful, considerate behavior
salutationExpression of goodwill
deferenceYielding to another's judgment

respect · politeness · civility · honorific · protocol · etiquette · propriety · acknowledgment · veneration · esteem

ladyship

countess

manor

formality

ladyship

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