Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

first ladyship

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables: first la-dy-ship
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or condition of being a first lady.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"While first ladyship will bring new opportunities, she does not propose to relinquish one particular Peabody tradition: tea for Toni in bed, proffered gallantly each morning by her husband, who then cooks breakfast for the children."
""A lot of good things and bad things have been said about Raisa and Nancy Reagan, but I can say that both these women bore their 'first ladyships,' so to say, with a lot of dignity," he [Mikhail Gorbachev] said after his meeting on Thursday with Mrs. Reagan at Blair House."
"If today’s first ladyship is a communications role, then it’s no surprise that Melania Trump’s inconsistent messaging is throwing the American public off."
"For almost a century, the Vogue treatment has been a perk of the first ladyship."

Etymology

From first lady + -ship.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: first lady

Usage

Inflected Forms

first ladyships (plural) first-ladyship (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

ladyship

Questions

What does first ladyship mean?: The state or condition of being a first lady.
Where does first ladyship come from?: From first lady + -ship.

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