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1.NounThe mistress of a household.
2.NounA 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.""
3.NounThe feminine of lord, a lordess.
4.NounA title for someone married to a lord or gentleman.
5.NounA title that can be used instead of the formal terms of marchioness, countess, viscountess, or baroness.
6.NounA woman: an adult female human."Please direct this lady to the soft furnishings department."
7.NounA polite reference or form of address to women."Ladies and gentlemen, it is a pleasure to be here today. Follow me, ladies!"
8.NounUsed to address a female."Hey, lady, move your car!; Hey, ladies, how are you doing?"
9.NounA wife or girlfriend; a sweetheart.
10.NounA woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound.
11.NounA queen (the playing card).
12.NounWho is a woman."A lady doctor."
13.NounAlternative form of Lady.
14.Noungastric mill, the triturating apparatus in the stomach of a lobster, consisting of calcareous plates; so called from a fancied resemblance to a seated female figure.
15.NounA five-pound note. (Rhyming slang, Lady Godiva for fiver.)
16.NounA woman’s breast.
17.NounA queen.
18.VerbTo address as “lady”.