ladydomn.
/ˈleɪdɪdəm/, U.S. /ˈleɪdiˌdəm/ΘΚΠ
society > society and the community > social class > nobility > title > title or form of address for persons of rank > [noun] > for woman of rank
my ladyOE
ladyOE
damea1225
ladyshipa1393
madam1543
ladydom?1553
gentlewoman1566
young ladyship1702
milady1778
Sitt1838
?1553 Respublica (1952) iii. iii. 25 Tharevore chwas besiraunce your ladidome to zee, and to geve youe warning.
2. The world of ladies; ladies collectively.
ΘΚΠ
the world > people > person > woman > [noun] > women collectively
wifkinOE
womanOE
womankinc1175
womankindc1175
womenkina1387
womenkinda1387
womanhoodc1405
feminityc1425
femininityc1450
femininec1451
the fair (also gentle, soft, weak, etc.) sex1536
the second sex1536
the woman sex1536
feminie1541
mesdames1552
the fairer (also gentler, softer, weaker, etc.) sex1578
sex1589
ladyhooda1666
fair1687
wimmin1710
womenfolk1729
mesdemoiselles1739
the female of the species1795
femalitiesc1801
ladykind1829
womanity1836
womandom1838
ladydom1843
petticoatery1849
tea-body1865
muslin1884
the skirt1899
quim1909
womyn1975
womxn1991
1843 Fraser's Mag. 28 568 Accustomed to the atmosphere and language of Ladydom.
1894 Biblical World 4 445 This recorded conversation scarcely conveys an exalted idea of the ladydom of that generation.
1990 Austral. Mag. 14 Sept. 8/2 Ripley escaped Southern ladydom by going north to college.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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