Read full poem →fortunate enough to obtain the services of the poet John Milton to aid in
the composition of a mask, which they presented to her ladyship at her
residence in the country. Arcades--the Arcadians--is Milton's
Dictionary Entry
Term of respect for a woman of the peerage without using her title.
In a Sentence
“"Her ladyship will be unable to attend tonight," he said, with a wink because he hadn't said why.”
Origin
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Common Phrases
. ladyshipladyship firstladyship erladyship goodladyship yer
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Poetry examples for “ladyship”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Though I've been on the watch--had been the first,
And mixed up truth and lies, your ladyship.
Read full poem →Your Ladyship's peculiar intimacy with the poet Cowper, and your
former residence at Weston, where every object is embellished by his