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ladyhood|ˈleɪdɪhʊd|
[f. lady n. + -hood.]
1. The state or condition of being a lady; the qualities pertaining to a lady.
1820Coleridge Lett., Convers., etc. I. 42 She often represents to my mind the best parts of the Spanish Santa Teresa ladyhood by nature. 1878Besant & Rice Celia's Arb. xli, A lady about five-and-forty..with delicate features and an air of perfect ladyhood.
2. Ladies collectively; the realm of ladies.
1821Blackw. Mag. X. 63 The gallantry of ladyhood is abroad. 1879F. Harrison Choice Bks. (1886) 46 That wonderful storehouse..preserves for us an inimitable picture of the knighthood, ladyhood, and yeomanry of the Middle Ages. |