Lady Definition

lādē
ladies
noun
ladies
The mistress of a household.
Webster's New World
A woman who has the rights, rule, or authority of a lord.
Webster's New World
A woman of high social position.
Webster's New World
A woman who is polite, refined, and well-mannered.
Webster's New World
Used as a form of address for a woman, often with sarcasm or irritation.
Look, lady, I was ahead of you in line.
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pronoun
The title for the (primary) female deity in female-centered religions.
My Lady, will you not take pity on me?
Wiktionary

(in particular) The major supernatural figurehead in the Wiccan religion, a triune goddess split into the Mother, Maiden, and Crone.

Wiktionary
adjective
Being an adult female.
A lady barber.
Webster's New World
idiom
the Ladies'
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Other Word Forms of Lady

Noun

Singular:
lady
Plural:
Ladies'

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Lady

  • the Ladies'

Origin of Lady

  • From Middle English lady, laddy, lafdi, lavedi, from Old English hlǣfdīġe (“mistress of a household, wife of a lord, lady”, literally “bread-kneader”), from hlāf (“bread”) + dīġe (“maid”), related to Old English dǣġe (“maker of dough”). Compare also lord. More at loaf, dairy, dough.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English mistress of a household from Old English hlǣfdige dheigh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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