English Dictionary

lady

/ˈleɪdi/

noun

(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.

The lady of the manor oversaw the daily operations of the estate.

意味（1）

(historical) The mistress of a household.

意味（2）

A woman of breeding or higher class, a woman of authority.

I would like the dining room to be fully set by tonight; would you do so? Yes, my lady.

意味（3）

The feminine of lord.

Of all theſe bounds euen from this Line, to this, / With ſhadowie Forreſts, and with Champains rich’d / With plenteous Riuers, and wide-ſkirted Meades / We make thee Lady.

意味（4）

A title for someone married to a lord or gentleman.

意味（5）

A title that can be used instead of the formal terms of marchioness, countess, viscountess, or baroness.

意味（6）

(polite or used by children) A woman: an adult female human.

Please direct this lady to the soft furnishings department.

意味（7）

(in the plural) A polite reference or form of address to women.

Ladies and gentlemen, it is a pleasure to be here today. Follow me, ladies!

意味（8）

(slang) Used to address a female.

Hey, lady, move your car!

意味（9）

(ladies' or ladies) Toilets intended for use by women.

意味（10）

(informal) A wife or girlfriend; a sweetheart.

It is my Lady, O it is my Loue, O that ſhe knew ſhe were,

It is my Lady, O it is my Loue, O that ſhe knew ſhe were, She ſpeakes, yet ſhe ſayes nothing, what of that?

意味（11）

A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound.

The ſoldier here his waſted ſtore ſupplies,

The ſoldier here his waſted ſtore ſupplies, And takes new valor from the Ladies’ eyes.

意味（12）

(slang) A queen (the playing card).

意味（13）

(attributive, with a professional title) Who is a woman.

A lady doctor.

意味（14）

(Wicca) Alternative form of Lady.

意味（15）

The triturating apparatus in the stomach of a lobster, consisting of calcareous plates; so called from a fancied resemblance to a seated female figure.

意味（16）

(UK, slang) A five-pound note. (Rhyming slang, Lady Godiva for fiver.)

意味（17）

(slang, chiefly in the plural) A woman’s breast.

意味（18）

(chess, slang, rare) A queen.