mistress of the robes
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[edit]Noun
[edit]mistress of the robes (plural mistresses of the robes)
- (historical) The senior lady in the royal household of the United Kingdom, appointed to attend on the queen (also, in the 18th century, on the Princess of Wales), and responsible for her clothing and jewellery and for arranging the rota of attendance of the ladies-in-waiting.