lady

name

1. The title for the (primary) female deity in female-centered religions.

   “My Lady, will you not take pity on me?”

2. The title for the (primary) female deity in female-centered religions.

   “...different stages of life as represented by our Lady as Maiden, Mother, and Crone, as well as our Lord as Master, Father, and Sage.”

   “The Lord and the Lady Actually, when I say that Wicca is a Goddess tradition, I'm really only telling half of the story.”

noun

1. An aristocratic title for a woman.

   “Honor guests were Ladies Smith and Walker of Port Huron, Michigan. Lady Walker has been a Maccabee for 40 years.”

2. An aristocratic title for a woman.

   “Would Lady Macbeth care for dessert?”

   “How do you do, Lady Windermere?”

3. An aristocratic title for a woman.

   “Sir John Smith and Lady Smith accompanied the ambassador.”

   “Lady Russell was most anxiously zealous on the subject, and gave it much serious consideration. […] Herself, the widow of only a knight, she gave the dignity of a baronet all its due;”

4. An aristocratic title for a woman.

   “He would feel that the mere idea of hearing a butler announce ‘Chief-Detective-Inspector and Lady Mary Parker’ would have something shocking about it.”

5. An aristocratic title for a woman.

   “”[…] Excuse me, mum, wot might your married name be?” ”Lady Peter Wimsey,” said Harriet, feeling not at all sure that it was her name.”

6. A high priestess.

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz Proto-West Germanic *hlaib Old English hlāf Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *daigijǭder. Old English dǣġe Old English hlǣfdīġe Middle English lady English lady From Middle English lady, laddy, lafdi, lavedi, from Old English hlǣfdīġe (“mistress of a household, wife of a lord, lady”, literally “bread-kneader”), from hlāf (“bread, loaf”) + dǣġe (“kneader”), related to Old English dǣġe (“maker of dough”) (whence dey (“dairymaid”)). Compare also lord. More at loaf, dairy, dough. Unrelated to lad.

1. To address as “lady”.

   ““[…]When I am dead ye’ll mind I said it, my leddy.” “Ah, Elspeth, but do not lady me; say Christine, just wee Christine.[…]””

   ““I thought you would never come, Lady Mary,” and he kissed her again. “Why will you persist in ladying me? Have I not told you—stop, now, will you?” and she pushed his mouth away. “Have I not told you as many times as you have seen me to call me Mary only?””