rare. [f. LADY sb. + KIND, after womankind.] The lady or female portion of a party; also loosely, a woman.

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1829.  Scott, Jrnl., 24 March. This morning our sportsmen took leave, and their ladykind … followed after breakfast.

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1878.  E. J. Trelawny, Shelley, etc. (1887), 107. An ordinary lady-kind would have screamed.

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