Lady
Appearance
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]Lady (plural Ladies)
- 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.
- Sir John Smith and Lady Smith.
- Would Lady Macbeth care for dessert?
- 1892, Oscar Wilde, “Act I”, in Lady Windermere's Fan […] [1]:
- How do you do, Lady Windermere?
- 1931, The Bee Hive, volume 50, number 5, page 16, column 1:
- Honor guests were Ladies Smith and Walker of Port Huron, Michigan. Lady Walker has been a Maccabee for 40 years.
- (Wicca) A high priestess.
Translations
[edit]aristocratic title for a woman
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Proper noun
[edit]Lady
- The title for the (primary) female deity in female-centered religions.
- My Lady, will you not take pity on me?
- (in particular) The major supernatural figurehead in the Wiccan religion, a triune goddess split into the Mother, Maiden, and Crone.
- 2002, A.J. Drew, Wicca for Couples: Making Magick Together, page 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.
- 2003, Carl McColman, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Paganism, page 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.
- 2004, Aurora Greenbough, Cathy Jewell, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Spells and Spellcraft, page 9:
- The Lady is often thought of as having three aspects: Maiden, Mother, and Crone.
Synonyms
[edit]- (religious senses): Goddess
Antonyms
[edit]- (antonym(s) of “Wicca”): Lord, Horned God, God
Coordinate terms
[edit]- (Wicca): Lord
See also
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[edit]German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]18th century, borrowed from English lady.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Lady f (genitive Lady, plural Ladys or (dated) Ladies, masculine (noble) Lord or (genteel) Gentleman or Kavalier or Herr)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Lady [feminine]
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Lady” in Duden online
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