Fine; gallant; proud; assuming superiority.--Johnson. Webster. In New England much used among the common people.
Doolittle. Why! what's a ladyship more than any other woman? and wherein lies the odds?
Newman. Odds! It lies in everything. They are often very odd.
Doolittle. As how, in this particular case?
Newman. She's lofty--topping--has her highs sometimes.--D. Humphreyw, The Yankee in England.