ladydom

They even netted small roles in the notorious Freaks (1932); the poverty row production Chained for Life was their one attempt at leading ladydom.

Weekly Mishmash: March 15-21 : Scrubbles.net 2009

They even netted small roles in the notorious Freaks (1932); the poverty row production Chained for Life was their one attempt at leading ladydom.

2009 March : Scrubbles.net 2009

Kristin Scott Thomas was on the cusp of Hollywood leading ladydom a little over a decade ago after her smoldering Oscar nominated performance in The English Patient.

I've Loved You So Long Melissa Silverstein 2008

Still, Louise's example of great-ladydom had not been entirely in vain.

Dragonfly in Amber Gabaldon, Diana 1992

His danger is all the greater if it happens -- and it is only fair to young-ladydom to admit that it often does happen -- that the daughter has sufficient spirit and self-respect to repudiate all share in the maternal plot.

Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868) Lucia Gilbert [Commentator] Calhoun 1860

Even Trix was a little nervous -- only a little -- is not perfect self-possession the normal state of American young ladydom?

A Terrible Secret May Agnes Fleming 1860

It was even rumoured that a certain very distinguished person would have shown herself behind a stall, had not a certain other more distinguished person expressed an objection; and while the rumour was afloat as to the junior of those two distinguished persons, the young-ladydom of London was frantic in its eagerness to officiate.

Miss Mackenzie Anthony Trollope 1848