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English[edit | edit source]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
From Middle English lavedi, from Old English hlǣfdīġe, originally literally ‘loaf-kneader’.
Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
Noun[edit | edit source]
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Plural |
Lady (ladies)
- Template:Historical The mistress of a household.
- A woman of breeding or higher class, a woman of authority.
- "I would like the dining room to be fully set by tonight; would you do so?" "Yes, my lady".
- The feminine of lord.
- A polite term referring to a woman.
- Please direct this lady to the soft furnishings department.
- Usage note: also used by children as a general term for an adult female (e.g. There's some lady at the library who will give you a library card and then you can borrow one of those books too.)
- (ladies; in plural only) A polite form of address to women
- Ladies and gentlemen, it is a pleasure to ...
- Follow me, ladies!
- (slang) (singular) A highly colloquial and/or impolite form of address to a woman.
- Hey, lady, move your car!
- (ladies' or ladies) Toilets intended for use by women.
- (familiar) An affectionate term for one's wife or girlfriend.
- But soft, what light through yonder window breaks...? It is my lady, O it is my love! -Romeo and Juliet
- (slang) a queen (the playing card)
- (archaic) (attributive) (with a professional title) Who is a woman.
- A lady doctor.
Derived terms[edit | edit source]
Terms derived from lady (noun)
Translations[edit | edit source]
mistress of a household
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woman of breeding and authority
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wife of a lord
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polite term referring a woman
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toilets intended for use by women
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References[edit | edit source]
- Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523
See also[edit | edit source]
French[edit | edit source]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
From English
Noun[edit | edit source]
Lady f. (plural Ladys)
- lady (wife of a lord; important woman)
Italian[edit | edit source]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
From English
Noun[edit | edit source]
Lady f. inv.
- lady (wife of a lord; important woman)
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