A form of address. In singular. Originally used as a polite form of address to a woman, esp. (in early use) to one of elevated or higher social…
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| 释义 | society > society and the community > social class > nobility > title > title or form of address for persons of rank > [noun] > for woman of rank (33) my ladyOE A form of address. In singular. Originally used as a polite form of address to a woman, esp. (in early use) to one of elevated or higher social… ladyOE As an honorific title. Used when speaking of or to a woman who is of high rank, esp. a member of the nobility. Also with the. Also in my lady. damea1225 A form of address originally used to a lady of rank, or a woman of position; the female counterpart of Sire; = My lady, Madam: gradually extended… ladyshipa1393 Chiefly with possessive adjective: a title of respect given to a lady. Also figurative. madam1543 A woman usually addressed or referred to as ‘madam’. A lady of rank or station. Also figurative and appositively. Obsolete. ladydom?1553 = ladyship, n. 2a. Obsolete. gentlewoman1566 Used as a polite form of address to a woman, esp. (in early use) to one of elevated or higher social standing; = lady, n. 4a. Now archaic (rare… young ladyship1702 With possessive adjective: a title of respect given to a young lady, esp. one of noble rank. Also: a woman who is addressed as ‘your young… milady1778 Originally, representing the usage of foreign (esp. French) speakers: a form of address to or title for an English (occasionally French) noblewoman… Sitt1838 In Arabic-speaking contexts: a woman, a lady. Chiefly used as a title or form of address preceding a name. Subcategories:— for foreign woman of rank (6) — prefixed to name (6) — for married woman of rank (5) — additional title (2) — for names of goddesses or personifications (2) — female member of Order of British Empire (1) — prefixed to name of wife of knight (1) |
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