Definition of "ladies and gentlemen" []

• Used to address an audience. (noun)

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• "Here beautifully dressed ladies and gentlemen would have sauntered up and down the parterres, listening to the birds and the gentle plashing of water in the fountains, as they discussed the intrigues of the day and indulged in cultural one-upmanship."
• "According to Lafayette in his Mémoires, Clinton was so sure of his success in advance that he invited a number of ladies and gentlemen to a party in Philadelphia where the marquis was to be the featured guest."
• "The La Belle Riviere, as brave and beautiful a boat as ever walked the waters of her namesake river, was floating gayly down the stream, under a brilliant sky, the stripes and stars of free America waving and fluttering over head; the guards crowded with well-dressed ladies and gentlemen walking and enjoying the delightful day."