Lady

lady lądy łady English Pronunciation en /ˈleɪ.di/ RP en /ˈleɪ.di/ [ˈleɪ.ɾi] GA en en-us-lady.ogg US Noun An aristocratic title for a woman. en Lord#Noun ; Dame#Noun ; Sir#Noun en The Bee Hive 50 5 1931 16 1 Honor guests were Ladies Smith and Walker of Port Huron, Michigan. Lady Walker has been a Maccabee for 40 years. Used with a surname or the name of a peerage, for a peeress in her own right (other than a duchess), or the wife (or widow) of a peer (other than a duke). en Would Lady Macbeth care for dessert? I How do you do, Lady Windermere? Used with a surname, for the wife (or widow) of a knight or baronet. en Sir John Smith and Lady Smith accompanied the ambassador. en 1818 Jane Austen Persuasion 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; Used as a courtesy title with the woman’s given name, for a daughter of a duke, marquess, or earl. en 1930 Dorothy Sayers Strong Poison 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. Used with her husband’s given name, for the wife (or widow) of a man who is the son of a duke or marquess, or the oldest son of an earl. en 1937 w:Dorothy L. Sayers Busman's Honeymoon ”[…] Excuse me, mum, wot might your married name be?””Lady Peter Wimsey,” said Harriet, feeling not at all sure that it was her name. en Wicca A high priestess. Translations aristocratic title for a woman Breton: br Itron Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 小姐 Unmarried, cmn 夫人 fūren Married Esperanto: eo Damo French: fr Dame, fr Madame German: de Frau, de Herrin, de Dame Irish: ga Bantiarna Italian: it Signora Japanese: ja 令嬢 Reijō daughter of a Noble, ja 御前 gozen, ja 姫 hime, ja 奥方 okugata Wife of Noble Korean: ko 아가씨 Agassi, ko 부인 bu'in married Latin: la Domina Macedonian: mk да́ма f, mk ле́ди f Maltese: mt Sinjura Norwegian: no frue Persian: fa بانو bânu Polish: pl Pani f Portuguese: pt Senhora Russian: ru ле́ди f, ru да́ма f, ru госпожа́ f Scottish Gaelic: gd Bean-uasal A' Bhean-uasal, gd Baintighearna Spanish: es Señora Swedish: sv Fru Turkish: tr Leydi, tr hanımefendi, tr hanım Vietnamese: vi phu nhân (vi 夫人) Welsh: cy Arglwyddes, cy Boneddiges, cy Bonesig Proper noun The title for the (primary) female deity in female-centered religions. en My Lady, will you not take pity on me? en in particular The major supernatural figurehead in the Wiccan religion, a triune goddess split into the Mother, Maiden, and Crone. en 2002 A.J. Drew Wicca for Couples: Making Magick Together http://books.google.com/books?id=93ba5Pox0zUC&pg=PA90&dq=Lady+Wicca+Maiden+Mother+Crone&hl=en&ei=VTHcTtLPKKKliQL5mqGvCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=16&ved=0CIMBEOgBMA8 90 ...different stages of life as represented by our Lady as Maiden, Mother, and Crone, as well as our Lord as Master, Father, and Sage. en 2003 Carl McColman The Complete Idiot's Guide to Paganism http://books.google.com/books?id=TOsnKOuELNEC&pg=PA46&dq=The+Lady+Wicca&hl=en&ei=9zDcToLLBKvXiAKguJDMCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAQ 46 The Lord and the Lady Actually, when I say that Wicca is a Goddess tradition, I'm really only telling half of the story. en 2004 Aurora Greenbough; Cathy Jewell The Complete Idiot's Guide to Spells and Spellcraft http://books.google.com/books?id=npDUCtfYxMMC&pg=PA9&dq=Lady+Wicca+Maiden+Mother+Crone&hl=en&ei=VTHcTtLPKKKliQL5mqGvCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CF8Q6AEwCA 9 The Lady is often thought of as having three aspects: Maiden, Mother, and Crone. Synonyms religious senses en Goddess Antonyms Wicca en Lord, en Horned God, en God Coordinate terms Wicca en Lord See also en Lord en Our Lady Anagrams en adly DALY Daly Dyal Lyda layd yald en Titles Wicca German Etymology de enm ang 18th century, de en lady 1. Pronunciation de /ˈlɛɪ̯di/ /ˈleːdi/ de De-Lady.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de La dy Noun f,s:Ladies[dated] Lord[noble] Gentleman[genteel] Kavalier Herr lady, en Lady British noblewoman lady genteel woman de (feine) Dame Declension f,s:Ladies[dated, now proscribed] Derived terms de First Lady de ladylike, de ladyhaft de Ladyschaft Further reading