Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a title used to address any peeress except a duchess;
- Example: "Your Ladyship"- Example: "Her Ladyship"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ladyship \La"dy*ship\, n.
The rank or position of a lady; -- given as a title (preceded
by her or your).
[1913 Webster]
Your ladyship shall observe their gravity. --B. Jonson.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Ladyship
n 1: a title used to address any peeress except a duchess; "Your
Ladyship"; "Her Ladyship"