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lady of the house

la·dy of the house
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ley-dee uhv, ov stressed th ee noun, adjective hous]
    • /ˈleɪ di ʌv, ɒv stressed ði noun, adjective haʊs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ley-dee uhv, ov stressed th ee noun, adjective hous]
    • /ˈleɪ di ʌv, ɒv stressed ði noun, adjective haʊs/

Definitions of lady of the house words

  • noun lady of the house the female head of a household (usually preceded by the). 1
  • noun lady of the house wife: manages home 1
  • noun lady of the house the female head of the household 0
See all 3 definitions of lady of the house

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Origin of lady of the house

First appearance:

before 1785
One of the 44% newest English words
First recorded in 1785-95

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Parts of speech for Lady of the house

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Lady of the house

lady of the house popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

lady of the house usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for lady of the house

noun lady of the house

  • householder — a person who holds title to or occupies a house.
  • feudatory — a person who holds lands by feudal tenure; a feudal vassal.
  • landlady — a woman who owns and leases an apartment, house, land, etc., to others.
  • mesne — intermediate or intervening.
  • mesne lord — (in old English law) an intermediate feudal lord; the tenant of a chief lord and a lord to his own tenants.
All 5 Synonyms of lady of the house

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