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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ley-dee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈleɪ di |
Definition of lady
Origin :- c.1200, lafdi, lavede, from Old English hlæfdige "mistress of a household, wife of a lord," literally "one who kneads bread," from hlaf "bread" (see loaf) + -dige "maid," related to dæge "maker of dough" (see dey (1); also compare lord). The medial -f- disappeared 14c. Not found outside English except where borrowed from it.
- Sense of "woman of superior position in society" is c.1200; "woman whose manners and sensibilities befit her for high rank in society" is from 1861 (ladylike in this sense is from 1580s, and ladily from c.1400). Meaning "woman as an object of chivalrous love" is from early 14c. Used commonly as an address to any woman since 1890s. Applied in Old English to the Holy Virgin, hence many extended usages in plant names, place names, etc., from genitive singular hlæfdigan, which in Middle English merged with the nominative, so that lady- often represents (Our) Lady's; e.g. ladybug. Ladies' man first recorded 1784. Lady of pleasure recorded from 1640s.
- noun woman
- At the head of the stairs they parted, Milbrey joining the lady who had waited for him.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- If it please you, lady, my master bids me say he desires your presence.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- That telegram from Coplen is concernin' of a lady—a party that was with him when he died.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- He returned at length with the message, "The lady says will you please step up-stairs."
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Why, you'd be Lady Casselthorpe, with dukes and counts takin' off their crowns to you.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- At any rate, if the lady of the house objected to it, it could return with Mistress Randall.
- Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- Then the other lady said, solemnly, 'My dear Mrs. Meredith, it is too true.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- The lady did as she was told, and they retraced their steps.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- This question was addressed to the lady, who drew back, and made no reply.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- You wadna have me to believe, Captain Smith, that the lady does not prefer you to him?
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
Synonyms for lady
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