dame, madam, ma'am, lady, gentlewoman
(noun) a woman of refinement; “a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady”
Lady, noblewoman, peeress
(noun) a woman of the peerage in Britain
lady
(noun) a polite name for any woman; “a nice lady at the library helped me”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Lady
An aristocratic title for a woman; the wife of a lord and/or a woman who holds the position in her own right; a title for a peeress, the wife of a peer or knight, and the daughters and daughters-in-law of certain peers.
(Wicca) A high priestess.
Lady
The title for the (primary) female deity in female-centered religions.
(in particular) The major supernatural figurehead in the Wiccan religion, a triune goddess split into the Mother, Maiden, and Crone.
• (religious senses): Goddess
• (Wicca): Lord, Horned God, God
• (Wicca): Lord
• DALY, Daly, Dyal, Lyda, layd, yald
lady (plural ladies)
(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.
A title that can be used instead of the formal terms of marchioness, countess, viscountess, or baroness.
(polite or used by children) A woman: an adult female human.
(in the plural) A polite reference or form of address to women.
(slang) Used to address a female.
(ladies' or ladies) Toilets intended for use by women.
(familiar) A wife or girlfriend; a sweetheart.
A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound.
(slang) A queen (the playing card).
(attributive, with a professional title) Who is a woman.
(Wicca) Alternative form of Lady.
The triturating apparatus in the stomach of a lobster, consisting of calcareous plates; so called from a fancied resemblance to a seated female figure.
(UK, slang) A five-pound note. (Rhyming slang, Lady Godiva for fiver.)
(slang) A woman’s breast.
• DALY, Daly, Dyal, Lyda, layd, yald
Source: Wiktionary
La"dy, n.; pl. Ladies. Etym: [OE. ladi, læfdi, AS. hl, hl; AS. hlaf loaf + a root of uncertain origin, possibly akin to E. dairy. See Loaf, and cf. Lord.]
1. A woman who looks after the domestic affairs of a family; a mistress; the female head of a household. Agar, the handmaiden of Sara, whence comest thou, and whither goest thou The which answered, Fro the face of Sara my lady. Wyclif (Gen. xvi. 8.).
2. A woman having proprietary rights or authority; mistress; -- a feminine correlative of lord. "Lord or lady of high degree." Lowell. Of all these bounds, even from this line to this, . . . We make thee lady. Shak.
3. A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound; a sweetheart. The soldier here his wasted store supplies, And takes new valor from his lady's eyes. Waller.
4. A woman of social distinction or position. In England, a title prefixed to the name of any woman whose husband is not of lower rank than a baron, or whose father was a nobleman not lower than an earl. The wife of a baronet or knight has the title of Lady by courtesy, but not by right.
5. A woman of refined or gentle manners; a well-bred woman; -- the feminine correlative of gentleman.
6. A wife; -- not now in approved usage. Goldsmith.
7. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The triturating apparatus in the stomach of a lobster; -- so called from a fancied resemblance to a seated female figure. It consists of calcareous plates. Ladies' man, a man who affects the society of ladies.
– Lady altar, an altar in a lady chapel. Shipley.
– Lady chapel, a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
– Lady court, the court of a lady of the manor.
– Lady crab (Zoöl.), a handsomely spotted swimming crab (Platyonichus ocellatus) very common on the sandy shores of the Atlantic coast of the United States.
– Lady fern. (Bot.) See Female fern, under Female, and Illust. of Fern.
– Lady in waiting, a lady of the queen's household, appointed to wait upon or attend the queen.
– Lady Mass, a Mass said in honor of the Virgin Mary. Shipley. Lady of the manor, a lady having jurisdiction of a manor; also, the wife of a manor lord. Lady's maid, a maidservant who dresses and waits upon a lady. Thackeray.
– Our Lady, the Virgin Mary.
La"dy, a.
Definition: Belonging or becoming to a lady; ladylike. "Some lady trifles." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
