(historical) The mistress of a household. / A woman of breeding or higher class, a woman of authority. / The feminine of lord. / A title for someone married to a lord or gentleman.

To address as “lady”.

An aristocratic title for a woman; the wife of a lord and/or a woman who holds the position in her own right; a title for a peeress, the wife of a peer or knight, and the daughters and daughters-in-law of certain peers.

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

plural of lady

(Britain, euphemistic) A ladies' room: a lavatory intended for use by women.

possessive case of lady: belonging to some or all ladies. / (informal and euphemistic) Clipping of ladies' room: a lavatory intended for use by women.

Obsolete spelling of lady

(obsolete) ladylike; not rough; gentle

The quality of being a lady.