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From Dictionary
Lady Definition–noun | 1. | a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken: She may be poor and have little education, but she's a real lady. | | 2. | a woman of high social position or economic class: She was born a lady and found it hard to adjust to her reduced circumstances. | | 3. | any woman; female (sometimes used in combination): the lady who answered the phone; a saleslady. | | 4. | (Used in direct address: often offensive in the singular): Ladies and gentlemen, welcome. Lady, out of my way, please. | | 5. | wife: The ambassador and his lady arrived late. | | 6. | Slang. a female lover or steady companion. | | 7. | (initial capital letter ) (in Great Britain) the proper title of any woman whose husband is higher in rank than baronet or knight, or who is the daughter of a nobleman not lower than an earl (although the title is given by courtesy also to the wives of baronets and knights). | | 8. | a woman who has proprietary rights or authority, as over a manor; female feudal superior. Compare lord (def. 4). | | 9. | (initial capital letter) the Virgin Mary. | | 10. | a woman who is the object of chivalrous devotion. | | 11. | (usually initial capital letter) | a. | an attribute or abstraction personified as a woman; a designation of an allegorical figure as feminine: Lady Fortune; Lady Virtue. | | b. | a title prefixed to the name of a goddess: Lady Venus. | | –adjective | 12. | Sometimes Offensive. being a lady; female: a lady reporter. | | 13. | of a lady; ladylike; feminine. | |
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