Lady | |
1. n. An aristocratic title for a woman; the wife of a lord and/or a woman who holds the position in her own right; a title for a peeress, the wife of a peer or knight, and the daughters and daughters-in-la | |
Sir John Smith and Lady Smith. | |
Would Lady Macbeth care for dessert? | |
2. n. (birdwatching) Lady Amherst's pheasant. | |
3. n. (Wicca) A high priestess. | |
4. n. (historical) The mistress of a household. | |
5. n. 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". | |
6. n. The feminine of lord. | |
7. n. A title for someone married to a lord. | |
8. n. A title for somebody married to a gentleman. | |
9. n. A title that can be used instead of the formal terms of marchioness, countess, viscountess or baroness. | |
10. n. (polite, or used by children) A woman: an adult female human. | |
Please direct this lady to the soft furnishings department. | |
11. n. (in the plural) A polite reference or form of address to women. | |
Ladies and gentlemen, it is a pleasure to be here today. Follow me, ladies! | |
12. n. (slang) Used to address a female. | |
Hey, lady, move your car! | |
13. n. (ladies' or ladies) Toilets intended for use by women. | |
14. n. (familiar) A wife or girlfriend; a sweetheart. | |
15. n. A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound. | |
16. n. (slang) A queen (the playing card). | |
17. n. (attributive, with a professional title) Who is a woman. | |
A lady doctor. | |
18. n. (Wicca) alternative form of Lady. | |
19. n. The triturating apparatus in the stomach of a lobster, consisting of calcareous plates; so called from a fancied resemblance to a seated female figure. | |
20. n. (slang) A five-pound note. (Rhyming slang, Lady Godiva for fiver.) | |
21. n. (slang) A woman’s breast. | |