LADY vs GENTLEWOMAN: NOUN
- A woman of refined or gentle manners; a well-bred woman; -- the feminine correlative of gentleman.
- 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 to whom the particular homage of a knight was paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound; a sweetheart.
- A woman having proprietary rights or authority; mistress; -- a feminine correlative of lord.
- A woman who looks after the domestic affairs of a family; a mistress; the female head of a household.
- The calcareous apparatus in the cardiac part of the stomach of the lobster, the function of which is the trituration of the food.
- A slate measuring about 16 inches long by 10 broad.
- A sweetheart.
- A wife; a man's spouse: used in this sense always with direct reference to the husband: as, John Smith and lady.
- A woman of good breeding, education, and refinement of mind and manner: a general sense correlative to gentleman in like use: in common speech used indiscriminately as a synonym for woman (a use generally vulgar, and to be avoided except in address). See gentleman, 4.
- A woman of good family and of established social position, or one accepted as such: a restricted sense correlative to gentleman in like use.
- A woman of the peerage in Britain
- Specifically, 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, though the title is given by courtesy also to the wives of baronets and knights; also, the feminine title correlative originally to Lord, and now also to Sir.
- A woman who has authority over a manor or family; the mistress of a household: the feminine correlative to lord.
- In astrology, a term designating the planet Venus when in the circumstances under which, if a masculine planet, she would be termed lord: as, lady of the ascendant.
- The Virgin Mary. Usually used with Our.
- A general feminine title of nobility and other rank, specifically as the title for the wife or widow of a knight or baronet.
- A lady in waiting.
- A wife or girlfriend.
- A woman who is the object of romantic or chivalrous love.
- Used as a form of address for a woman, often with sarcasm or irritation.
- A woman, especially when spoken of or to in a polite way.
- A woman who is the head of a household.
- A woman of high social standing or refinement, especially when viewed as dignified or well-mannered.
- A woman of refinement
- A polite name for any woman
- In the days of chivalry, the woman chosen by a knight or squire as the object of his especial service, his feats of arms being done in her honor, and his success ascribed to her influence.
- A title that can be used instead of the formal terms of marchioness, countess, viscountess or baroness.
- A title for somebody married to a gentleman.
- A title for someone married to a lord.
- The feminine of lord.
- A wife; -- not now in approved usage.
- The mistress of a household.
- The Virgin Mary.
- A maidservant who dresses and waits upon a lady.
- A lady having jurisdiction of a manor; also, the wife of a manor lord.
- A Mass said in honor of the Virgin Mary.
- A lady of the queen's household, appointed to wait upon or attend the queen.
- See Female fern, under Female, and Illust. of Fern.
- A handsomely spotted swimming crab (Platyonichus ocellatus) very common on the sandy shores of the Atlantic coast of the United States.
- The court of a lady of the manor.
- A chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
- An altar in a lady chapel.
- A man who affects the society of ladies.
- 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.
- Any woman; ; also used in combination.
- A woman of breeding or higher class, a woman of authority.
- A woman of the nobility.
- A woman who attends a lady of high rank.
- A lady: a term of civility applied to any woman of respectable appearance.
- A woman who attends upon a person of high rank.
- A woman of good family or of good breeding.
- A woman acting as a personal attendant to a lady of rank.
- A well-mannered and considerate woman with high standards of proper behavior.
- A woman of gentle or noble birth or superior social position.
- A woman of refinement
LADY vs GENTLEWOMAN: ADJECTIVE
- Belonging or becoming to a lady; ladylike.
- N/A
LADY vs GENTLEWOMAN: OTHER WORD TYPES
- Of a lady; ladylike.
- N/A
LADY vs GENTLEWOMAN: RELATED WORDS
- Maid, Queen, Mademoiselle, Babe, Matron, Girl, Gal, She, Woman, Peeress, Noblewoman, Madame, Dame, Gentlewoman, Madam
- Frau, Viscountess, Courtier, Wench, Nobleman, Matron, Courtesan, Spinster, Dowager, Aristocrat, Gentleman, Dame, Madame, Madam, Lady
LADY vs GENTLEWOMAN: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Maid, Queen, Mademoiselle, Babe, Matron, Girl, Gal, She, Woman, Peeress, Noblewoman, Madame, Dame, Gentlewoman, Madam
- Frau, Viscountess, Courtier, Wench, Nobleman, Matron, Courtesan, Spinster, Dowager, Aristocrat, Gentleman, Dame, Madame, Madam, Lady
LADY vs GENTLEWOMAN: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- My Lady, do you object to the twilight?
- Fan of the remarkable Elvira Mistress of Felinity, the sassiest lady cat on the internet, Sneakers The Texian Tuxedo and Friday The Bearded Lady?
- The Female Duel, or the victorious Williamite lady who was challenged to fight a duel by a Jacobite lady.
- Enter LADY CAPULET LADY CAPULET Are you busy?
- The rest of his merit was the interest Lady Albemarle had with the king through Lady Yarmouth.
- Each Knight was to bring his Lady, and the Lady judged fairest would receive the girdle.
- At this moment the Lady Elizabeth and the Lady Jane Grey were announced.
- When Prince Charles first met Lady Diana, he was dating her sister, Lady Sarah Spencer.
- Alice was a beautiful lady and very inspiring GREAT Catholic lady.
- Waiting were Lady Frances Stardragon, Anne of Villanova, Lady Guinevere Elspeth Malyn, Leonora Dragonsrun, and Lady Lyndia of Woodlyn.
- You always hear the terms together, officer and gentleman or gentlewoman.
- Member of Congress, our good friend, the distinguished gentlewoman, Dr.
- GENTLEWOMAN: That, sir, which I will not report after her.
- For what purpose does the gentlewoman from California seek recognition?
- Hero's gentlewoman Margaret is enthusiastically rendered by Maya Landsman.
- The gentlewoman from Texas is recognized for five minutes.
- Does the gentlewoman from Wisconsin have an amendment?
- We will finish with the gentlewoman from Wisconsin.
- Speaker, would the gentlewoman yield for a question?
- Chair, I again thank the gentlewoman for yielding.
LADY vs GENTLEWOMAN: QUESTIONS
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