Definition of Lady

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Definition of Lady

Lady

A woman who looks after the domestic affairs of a family; a mistress; the female head of a household.

A woman having proprietary rights or authority; mistress; -- a feminine correlative of lord.

A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound; a sweetheart.

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.

A woman of refined or gentle manners; a well-bred woman; -- the feminine correlative of gentleman.

A wife; -- not now in approved usage.

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.

Belonging or becoming to a lady; ladylike.

The day of the annunciation of the Virgin Mary, March 25. See Annunciation.

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Lady Quotations

Don't say the old lady screamed. Bring her on and let her scream.
Mark Twain

I'd asked around 10 or 15 people for suggestions. Finally one lady friend asked the right question, 'Well, what do you love most?' That's how I started painting money.
Andy Warhol

The lady doth protest too much, methinks.
William Shakespeare

Teach not thy lip such scorn, for it was made For kissing, lady, not for such contempt.
William Shakespeare

I'm no model lady. A model's just an imitation of the real thing.
Mae West

A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.
Jane Austen

The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.
Jane Austen

An engaged woman is always more agreeable than a disengaged. She is satisfied with herself. Her cares are over, and she feels that she may exert all her powers of pleasing without suspicion. All is safe with a lady engaged; no harm can be done.
Jane Austen

To my embarrassment I was born in bed with a lady.
Wilson Mizner

A hat should be taken off when you greet a lady and left off for the rest of your life. Nothing looks more stupid than a hat.
P. J. O'Rourke

Lady Translations

lady in Danish is dame
lady in Dutch is dame
lady in German is Dame
lady in Latin is era, domina
lady in Norwegian is frue, dame
lady in Portuguese is senhora
lady in Spanish is dama
lady in Swedish is kvinna, fru, dam, dam

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