English Dictionary: LADY | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lady \La"dy\, n.; pl. {Ladies}. [OE. ladi, l[91]fdi, AS. hl[?]fdige, hl[?]fdie; AS. hl[be]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. [bd]Lord or lady of high degree.[b8] --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[94]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[94]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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lady \La"dy`\ The day of the annunciation of the Virgin Mary, March 25. See {Annunciation}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lady \La"dy\, a. Belonging or becoming to a lady; ladylike. [bd]Some lady trifles.[b8] --Shak. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
LADY J. Nehmer et al IEEE Trans Soft Eng SE-13(8):913-923 (Aug 1987)]. (1996-06-21) |