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lady
English
Etymology
From Middle English lady, laddy, lafdi, lavedi, from Old English hl?fd??e (“mistress of a household, wife of a lord, lady”, literally “bread-kneader”), from hl?f (“bread, loaf”) + d??e (“kneader”), related to Old English d??e (“maker of dough”). Compare also lord. More at loaf, dairy, dough. Unrelated to lad.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?le?di/
- Rhymes: -e?di
- Hyphenation: la?dy
Noun
lady (plural ladies)
- (historical) The mistress of a household.
- A woman of breeding or higher class, a woman of authority.
- The feminine of lord.
- A title for someone married to a lord or gentleman.
- A title that can be used instead of the formal terms of marchioness, countess, viscountess, or baroness.
- (polite or used by children) A woman: an adult female human.
- (in the plural) A polite reference or form of address to women.
- (slang) Used to address a female.
- (ladies' or ladies) Toilets intended for use by women.
- (familiar) A wife or girlfriend; a sweetheart.
- A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound.
- (slang) A queen (the playing card).
- (attributive, with a professional title) Who is a woman.
- (Wicca) Alternative form of Lady.
- The triturating apparatus in the stomach of a lobster, consisting of calcareous plates; so called from a fancied resemblance to a seated female figure.
- (Britain, slang) A five-pound note. (Rhyming slang, Lady Godiva for fiver.)
- (slang) A woman’s breast.
Derived terms
- Pages starting with “lady”.
Related terms
- fakaleit?
- Lady
Descendants
Translations
References
- Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ?ISBN
See also
- lord
- gentleman
- ladies' room
- broad
Anagrams
- DALY, Daly, Dyal, Lyda, layd, yald
French
Etymology
From English lady.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l?.di/, /le.di/
Noun
lady f (plural ladys)
- lady (wife of a lord; important woman)
Synonyms
- dame, madame
Further reading
- “lady” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English lady.
Noun
lady f (invariable)
- lady (wife of a lord; important woman)
Synonyms
- dama, donna (archaic), signora
Middle English
Alternative forms
- ladi, laddy, lafdi, lavedi
Etymology
From Old English hl?fd??e, in turn from hl?f (“bread, loaf”) + d??e (“maid”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?la?di?(?)/
- (Early ME) IPA(key): /?lavdi?(?)/
Noun
lady (plural ladys)
- lady (important woman)
Descendants
- English: lady (see there for further descendants)
- Yola: laady
References
- “l?d?(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?la.d?/
Noun
lady f
- inflection of lada:
- genitive singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English lady.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?leidi/, [?lei?.ð?i]
Noun
lady f (plural ladies)
- lady (wife of a lord; important woman)
Further reading
- “lady” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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gentlewoman
English
Etymology
From Middle English gentilwoman, modelled after gentilman (“gentleman”), equivalent to gentle +? -woman.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d??nt?l?w?m?n/
Noun
gentlewoman (plural gentlewomen)
- (historical) A woman of the nobility.
- 1623, William Shakespeare, Macbeth:
- Gentlewoman: Since his majesty went into the field, I have seen her rise from her bed, throw her night-gown upon...
- 1623, William Shakespeare, Macbeth:
Translations
See also
- gentleman
- gentlelady
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