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Meaning and definition for "lady" word

[noun] a woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady"
[noun] (United Kingdom) a woman of the peerage in Britain
[noun] a polite name for any woman; "a nice lady at the library helped me"
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\La"dy\, n.; pl. {Ladies}. [OE. ladi, l[ae]fdi, AS. hl?fdige, hl?fdie; AS. hl[=a]f loaf + a root of uncertain origin, possibly akin to E. dairy. See {Loaf}, and cf. {Lord}.] 1. A woman who looks after the domestic affairs of a family; a mistress; the female head of a household. Agar, the handmaiden of Sara, whence comest thou, and whither goest thou? The which answered, Fro the face of Sara my lady. --Wyclif (Gen. xvi. 8.). 2. A woman having proprietary rights or authority; mistress; -- a feminine correlative of lord. ``Lord or lady of high degree.'' --Lowell. Of all these bounds, even from this line to this, . . . We make thee lady. --Shak. 3. A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound; a sweetheart. The soldier here his wasted store supplies, And takes new valor from his lady's eyes. --Waller. 4. A woman of social distinction or position. In England, a title prefixed to the name of any woman whose husband is not of lower rank than a baron, or whose father was a nobleman not lower than an earl. The wife of a baronet or knight has the title of Lady by courtesy, but not by right. 5. A woman of refined or gentle manners; a well-bred woman; -- the feminine correlative of gentleman. 6. A wife; -- not now in approved usage. --Goldsmith. 7. (Zo["o]l.) The triturating apparatus in the stomach of a lobster; -- so called from a fancied resemblance to a seated female figure. It consists of calcareous plates. {Ladies' man}, a man who affects the society of ladies. {Lady altar}, an altar in a lady chapel. --Shipley. {Lady chapel}, a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary. {Lady court}, the court of a lady of the manor. {Lady court}, the court of a lady of the manor. {Lady crab} (Zo["o]l.), a handsomely spotted swimming crab ({Platyonichus ocellatus}) very common on the sandy shores of the Atlantic coast of the United States. {Lady fern}. (Bot.) See {Female fern}, under {Female}, and Illust. of {Fern}. {Lady in waiting}, a lady of the queen's household, appointed to wait upon or attend the queen. {Lady Mass}, a Mass said in honor of the Virgin Mary. --Shipley. {Lady of the manor}, a lady having jurisdiction of a manor; also, the wife of a manor lord. {Lady's maid}, a maidservant who dresses and waits upon a lady. --Thackeray. {Our Lady}, the Virgin Mary.
\La"dy\, a. Belonging or becoming to a lady; ladylike. ``Some lady trifles.'' --Shak.
\La"dy`\ The day of the annunciation of the Virgin Mary, March 25. See {Annunciation}.

Synonyms for lady

dame, gentlewoman, ma'am, madam, noblewoman, peeress

Antonyms: Lord, noble, nobleman

See also: adult female | Amy Lyon | baronage | baroness | begum | Borgia | countess | duchess | Duchess of Ferrara | female aristocrat | Godiva | grande dame | Hamilton | Lady Emma Hamilton | Lady Godiva | Lady-in-waiting | Lucrezia Borgia | madame | marchioness | marquise | Milady | peerage | woman |

Related terms: common-law wife, concubine, distaff, dowager, faithful, girl friend, good man, good woman, Her Excellency, jewel, Ladyship, Lord, madame, Mme, My Lord, perfect gentleman, real lady, Reverence, rough diamond, Royal Highness, squaw, worthy

The fun area, different aproach to word »lady«

Let's analyse "lady" as pure text. This string has Four letters in Two syllables and One vowel (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 25% of vowels is 13.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: YDAL. Average typing speed for these characters is 1135 milliseconds. [info]

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Morse code: .-.. .- -.. -.--

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: lady: 1 = 1, reduced: 1 (or 8 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is One.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: lady: 3 + 1 + 4 + 7 = 15, reduced: 6, and the final result is Six.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
A (1) 1 Magician Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
D (1) 4 Emperor Determined, Persistant, Idealist
L (1) 12 Hanged Man Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
Y (1) 25 Knight of Wands Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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