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lady plural

la·dy

The plural form of lady is ladies

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Definitions

  • noun plural lady a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken: She may be poor and have little education, but she's a real lady. 1
  • noun plural lady a woman of high social position or economic class: She was born a lady and found it hard to adjust to her reduced circumstances. 1
  • noun plural lady any woman; female (sometimes used in combination): the lady who answered the phone; a saleslady. 1
  • noun plural lady (used in direct address: usually offensive in the singular): Ladies and gentlemen, welcome. Lady, out of my way, please. 1
  • noun plural lady wife: The ambassador and his lady arrived late. 1
  • noun plural lady Slang. a female lover or steady companion. 1
  • noun plural lady (initial capital letter) (in Great Britain) the proper title of any woman whose husband is higher in rank than baronet or knight, or who is the daughter of a nobleman not lower than an earl (although the title is given by courtesy also to the wives of baronets and knights). 1
  • noun plural lady a woman who has proprietary rights or authority, as over a manor; female feudal superior. Compare lord (def 4). 1
  • noun plural lady (initial capital letter) the Virgin Mary. 1
  • noun plural lady a woman who is the object of chivalrous devotion. 1
  • noun plural lady (usually initial capital letter) an attribute or abstraction personified as a woman; a designation of an allegorical figure as feminine: Lady Fortune; Lady Virtue. a title prefixed to the name of a goddess: Lady Venus. 1
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