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.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
pronoun
The title for the (primary) female deity in female-centered religions.
My Lady, will you not take pity on me?
Wiktionary
adjective
Being an adult female.
A lady barber.
Webster's New World
idiom
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Lady
- the Ladies'
Origin of Lady
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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
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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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