| 单词 | house lady |
| 释义 | > as lemmashouse lady house lady n. [after houselord n.] now archaic or regional the mistress of a household; the lady of the house; cf. lady of the house n. at lady n. Phrases 1a(a).Apparently unattested between the 13th and 19th centuries. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > rule or government of family or tribe > head of family, tribe, or clan > [noun] > head of household > woman ladyeOE house lady?c1225 housewifec1225 goodwifec1275 mistressa1375 hussy1530 madam1647 goodya1680 housemistress1689 the Mrs1821 housemother1822 miesiesa1931 ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 303 Marthe meoster is tofede poure & schruden as hus lefdi. 1865 J. Ruskin Sesame & Lilies 112 This power of the Dominus, or House Lord, and of the Domina, or House-Lady, is great. 1974 D. Goines Daddy Cool xii. 161 Miss,..I'm the painter that the houselady requested to come over. 2008 Nation (Pakistan) (Nexis) 22 Apr. Nargis, a house lady, said after the increase in the prices of ghee and oil, the monthly budget of a family was much disturbed. < as lemmas |
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