Maid-of-honour Definition

noun

(dated) An unmarried noblewoman who was the attendant of a queen or princess.

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The chief bridesmaid at a wedding.

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Other Word Forms of Maid-of-honour

Noun

Singular:
maid-of-honour
Plural:
maids-of-honour

Maid-of-honour Sentence Examples

  • Louise became maid of honour to Anne of Austria, and Richelieu sought to attract the attention of Louis XIII.

  • The In February 1839 this young lady, a daughter of the "Bed- marquis of Hastings, and a maid of honour to the chamber duchess of Kent, was accused by certain ladies of Plat' the bedchamber of immoral conduct.

  • A celebrated beauty, a maid of honour and bridesmaid of Queen Victoria, she married, on the 10th of December 1843, Archibald, Lord Dalmeny (1809-1851), member for the Stirling Burghs, who became a lord of the adrriralty under Melbourne.

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