ladyhoodn.

Brit.

/ˈleɪdɪhʊd/, U.S.

/ˈleɪdiˌ(h)ʊd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: lady n., -hood suffix.

Etymology: < lady n. + -hood suffix. With sense 2 compare earlier ladyship n., ladyness n. 2.

1. 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

a1666 R. Fanshawe tr. A. Hurtado de Mendoza Querer por solo Querer (1670) i. 12 These Ceremonies which thou seek'st to bar, From the first hallowing fundamental are To Lady-hoods fair Order [Sp. Las diligencias que infamas, son las que admitio seuera en su fundacion primera la Religion de las damas; Que de lo tierno, y galante, de lo aduertido, y secreto se compone el mas perfecto].

1821 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 10 63 The gallantry of ladyhood is abroad.

1879 F. Harrison Choice Bks. (1886) 46 That wonderful storehouse..preserves for us an inimitable picture of the knighthood, ladyhood, and yeomanry of the Middle Ages.

1909 N.Y. Times 2 May 8/1 Busting from her perfumed cage of centuries, Ladyhood, like a [sic] angry tiger, is spreading her beautiful wings towards Albany.

2006 Sun Herald (Biloxi, Mississippi) (Nexis) 7 Oct. (headline) She did Southern ladyhood proud.

2. The state or condition of being a lady; the qualities characteristic of a lady.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [noun] > good manners or polite behaviour > as a result of good breeding > specific

gentlemanship1541

gentlemanliness1565

gentlewomanliness1808

ladyhood1820

ladyism1826

ladylikeness1844

gentlemanlikeness1849

1820 S. T. Coleridge Lett., Conversat., & Recoll. I. 42 She often represents to my mind the best parts of the Spanish Santa Teresa ladyhood by nature.

1878 W. Besant & J. Rice By Celia's Arbour III. v. 73 A lady about five-and-forty..with delicate features and an air of perfect ladyhood.

1935 Fresno (Calif.) Bee 14 Sept. 5/3 Money has nothing to do with being a lady. There are plenty of millionairesses who do not possess a single trait of ladyhood.

1994 L. Gordon Charlotte Brontë (1995) vi. 199 She was vulnerable because the author might give the lie to the lady—who must allow evident vulnerability to strengthen her claim to ladyhood.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ladyhood
释义	ladyhoodn. Brit. /ˈleɪdɪhʊd/, U.S. /ˈleɪdiˌ(h)ʊd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: lady n., -hood suffix. Etymology: < lady n. + -hood suffix. With sense 2 compare earlier ladyship n., ladyness n. 2. 1. 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 a1666 R. Fanshawe tr. A. Hurtado de Mendoza Querer por solo Querer (1670) i. 12 These Ceremonies which thou seek'st to bar, From the first hallowing fundamental are To Lady-hoods fair Order [Sp. Las diligencias que infamas, son las que admitio seuera en su fundacion primera la Religion de las damas; Que de lo tierno, y galante, de lo aduertido, y secreto se compone el mas perfecto]. 1821 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 10 63 The gallantry of ladyhood is abroad. 1879 F. Harrison Choice Bks. (1886) 46 That wonderful storehouse..preserves for us an inimitable picture of the knighthood, ladyhood, and yeomanry of the Middle Ages. 1909 N.Y. Times 2 May 8/1 Busting from her perfumed cage of centuries, Ladyhood, like a [sic] angry tiger, is spreading her beautiful wings towards Albany. 2006 Sun Herald (Biloxi, Mississippi) (Nexis) 7 Oct. (headline) She did Southern ladyhood proud. 2. The state or condition of being a lady; the qualities characteristic of a lady. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [noun] > good manners or polite behaviour > as a result of good breeding > specific gentlemanship1541 gentlemanliness1565 gentlewomanliness1808 ladyhood1820 ladyism1826 ladylikeness1844 gentlemanlikeness1849 1820 S. T. Coleridge Lett., Conversat., & Recoll. I. 42 She often represents to my mind the best parts of the Spanish Santa Teresa ladyhood by nature. 1878 W. Besant & J. Rice By Celia's Arbour III. v. 73 A lady about five-and-forty..with delicate features and an air of perfect ladyhood. 1935 Fresno (Calif.) Bee 14 Sept. 5/3 Money has nothing to do with being a lady. There are plenty of millionairesses who do not possess a single trait of ladyhood. 1994 L. Gordon Charlotte Brontë (1995) vi. 199 She was vulnerable because the author might give the lie to the lady—who must allow evident vulnerability to strengthen her claim to ladyhood. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1666
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