1. a title of respect used when speaking to or about a woman of high social rank, especially a noblewoman
Usage: formal; British
2. the rank or status of being a lady of noble birth
Usage: formal

Examples

• Her ladyship will see you in the drawing room.
• Your ladyship requested tea to be served at four o’clock.
• The butler announced that her ladyship had retired for the evening.
• She inherited her ladyship from her late husband’s title.
• His ladyship expects the highest standards from the household staff.
• The invitation was addressed to her ladyship, the Countess of Devon.