Lady | |
1. subst. 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. subst. (birdwatching) Lady Amherst's pheasant. | |
3. subst. (Wicca) A high priestess. | |
4. subst. (historical) The mistress of a household. | |
5. subst. 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. subst. The feminine of lord. | |
7. subst. A title for someone married to a lord. | |
8. subst. A title for somebody married to a gentleman. | |
9. subst. A title that can be used instead of the formal terms of marchioness, countess, viscountess or baroness. | |
10. subst. (polite, or used by children) A woman: an adult female human. | |
Please direct this lady to the soft furnishings department. | |
11. subst. (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. subst. (slang) Used to address a female. | |
Hey, lady, move your car! | |
13. subst. (ladies' or ladies) Toilets intended for use by women. | |
14. subst. (familiar) A wife or girlfriend; a sweetheart. | |
15. subst. A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound. | |
16. subst. (slang) A queen (the playing card). | |
17. subst. (attributive, with a professional title) Who is a woman. | |
A lady doctor. | |
18. subst. (Wicca) alternative form of Lady. | |
19. subst. 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. subst. (slang) A five-pound note. (Rhyming slang, Lady Godiva for fiver.) | |
21. subst. (slang) A woman’s breast. | |