___-in-waiting
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• | 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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