A lady, often a noblewoman, in the household of a queen, princess, or other woman of higher rank who attends her as a personal assistant, generally a role considered an honour.

Alternative spelling of ladybug

Synonym of ladybird.

Alternative spelling of ladybird

(poetic) A woman who is loved by someone; a female object of desire.

Term of respect for a woman of the peerage without using her title. / (English and Commonwealth) Formal form of address for a lady judge (as opposed to the informal "judge").

plural of lady friend

(euphemistic) A female prostitute. / Brunfelsia spp.

(informal) A local stamp inscribed "L. MCl." to represent the ship Lady McLeod, produced by David Bryce, the owner of the ship, in Trinidad in 1847. It was the first stamp produced in a British colony, but is considered by many to be a Cinderella.

A ladder for the purpose of scaling the walls of a besieged fortification.