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lady

/ˈleɪ.di/

noun22

  1. a woman
  2. [in the plural] A polite reference or form of address to women.
  3. (slang) Used to address a female.
  4. An aristocratic title for a woman.
  5. Used with a surname or the name of a peerage, for a peeress in her own right (other than a duchess), or the wife (or widow) of a peer (other than a duke).
  6. Used with a surname, for the wife (or widow) of a knight or baronet.
  7. Used as a courtesy title with the woman’s given name, for a daughter of a duke, marquess, or earl.
  8. A title for someone married to a lord or gentleman.
  9. Used with her husband’s given name, for the wife (or widow) of a man who is the son of a duke or marquess, or the oldest son of an earl.
  10. A title that can be used instead of the formal terms of marchioness, countess, viscountess, or baroness.
  11. The mistress of a household.
  12. A woman of breeding or higher class, a woman of authority.
  13. The feminine of lord, a lordess.
  14. [before a noun] A woman.
  15. A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound.
  16. (informal) A wife or girlfriend; a sweetheart.
  17. [in the plural] (slang) A woman’s breast.
  18. (UK, slang) A five-pound note. (Rhyming slang, Lady Godiva for fiver.)
  19. (slang) A queen (the playing card).
  20. (slang, rare) A queen.
  21. A high priestess.
  22. (no longer used) gastric mill, the triturating apparatus in the stomach of a lobster, consisting of calcareous plates; so called from a fancied resemblance to a seated female figure.

verb1

  1. To address as “lady”.
forms

ladied · ladying · ladies · Ladies · ladys

Phrases with lady

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