lady
- noun
- /ˈleɪdi/
- UK
- In Britain, a lady may hold a title that reflects her noble status or lineage.
- lady of high rank
And he says I brought her Lady Lilith just like you asked.
- And he says I brought her Lady Lilith just like you asked.
Examples
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Perhaps the first lady will continue her own career during her years in the White House.
Academic text (1998) -
The expression in the eyes of the lady of the house did not change.
Fiction book (1991) -
The lady who lives here is an old friend of your dad's.
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My dear, you are about to suffer what no young lady should have to endure.
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Presidential scholars tend to view the role of the first lady rather broadly.
Academic text (1998) -
Ladies and gentlemen, the First Lady of New York, Cathleen Hostetler.
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Incidentally, there never has been a published biography of the lady from Kentucky, a work now long overdue.
Academic text (2012) -
The lady of the manor welcomed her guests with grace and charm.
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At the gala, the distinguished lady caught everyone's attention with her elegant gown.
Synonyms
A woman with a noble title, for example the wife of a count
A noble person with a title who sits in the House of Lords
A woman who has the title of baron or is married to a baron
A woman of high noble rank, often the wife of a duke
A woman from a high social class who has a title
A woman with a noble title who is married to a viscount or who holds the same title herself
A royal woman with high rank who is the wife of a grand duke or holds the title herself
A woman of high social rank below a duchess and above a countess
A woman who has a noble title, often in Britain, or a woman whose husband was a noble
A woman from a high social class with a family title
Idioms
Compounds
- Literature
A nickname for Margaret Thatcher, the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, known for her strict leadership
- UK
A Christian festival on March 25 that celebrates an angel telling Mary she will have a baby
- US
A small round beetle with bright spots that eats small insects that harm plants
- Literature
A nickname for a woman political leader, not only Margaret Thatcher, seen as strong and strict
A small crab with a bright, spotted shell that lives on sandy east coast beaches of the United States
- Specialized
A wild North American orchid with a pouch-shaped lower petal that is hard to grow in gardens
- US
A small crab with bright purple spots on its shell that lives on sandy Atlantic beaches
- NSFW
A man who many women find very attractive and who often takes advantage of them
A famous English nurse who cared for soldiers at night and carried a lamp during the Crimean War
A woman who helps children cross the road near a school while holding a stop sign
A Roman Catholic religious group that dates from the 1100s and is devoted to the Virgin Mary and prayer
- Specialized
A Chinese palm with thinner stems and leaves than the common lady palm
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lady comes from an old English word made of hlaf 'bread' and dige 'kneader', so it first meant the woman who made or served bread in a household. Because that role was important, lady became a title for a woman of rank, and it is related to lord, which also started from a word for 'loaf'.