"Lady" meaning in English

See Lady in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lady
  1. The title for the (primary) female deity in female-centered religions.
    Sense id: en-Lady-en-name-mIBL1Txy
  2. 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.
    Synonyms (religious senses): Goddess
    Sense id: en-Lady-en-name-taUSjT0z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Breton translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Maltese translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 50 25 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 61 14 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 37 15 15 27 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 42 18 12 22 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Breton translations: 4 41 19 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 5 54 20 21 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 8 55 12 25 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 63 13 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 5 42 17 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 7 64 13 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 7 66 13 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 5 42 17 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Maltese translations: 4 42 17 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 6 43 17 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 6 43 15 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 4 42 20 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 7 66 13 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 4 41 17 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 7 65 14 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 4 43 18 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 9 59 14 18 Disambiguation of 'religious senses': 41 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Lord, Our Lady Coordinate_terms: Lord [Wicca, religion, lifestyle]

Noun

Forms: Ladies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Lady (plural Ladies)
  1. 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. Translations (aristocratic title for a woman): Itron (Breton), Damo (Esperanto), Dame (French), Madame (French), Frau (German), Herrin (German), Dame (German), Bantiarna (Irish), Signora (Italian), Domina (Latin), да́ма (dáma) [feminine] (Macedonian), ле́ди (lédi) [feminine] (Macedonian), Sinjura (Maltese), بانو (bânu) (Persian), Pani (Polish), Senhora (Portuguese), ле́ди (lédi) [feminine] (Russian), да́ма (dáma) [feminine] (Russian), госпожа́ (gospožá) [feminine] (Russian), A' Bhean-uasal (Scottish Gaelic), Baintighearna (Scottish Gaelic), Señora (Spanish), Leydi (Turkish), Arglwyddes (Welsh), Boneddiges (Welsh), Bonesig (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-Lady-en-noun-h50t2IuA Categories (other): Terms with Breton translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Maltese translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Breton translations: 4 41 19 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 5 42 17 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 5 42 17 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Maltese translations: 4 42 17 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 6 43 15 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 4 41 17 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 4 43 18 36 Disambiguation of 'aristocratic title for a woman': 92 8
  2. (Wicca) A high priestess. Categories (topical): Wicca, Titles, Wicca
    Sense id: en-Lady-en-noun-QWDzRCxa Disambiguation of Titles: 5 35 16 44 Disambiguation of Wicca: 8 31 1 60 Categories (other): Terms with Breton translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Maltese translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Breton translations: 4 41 19 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 5 42 17 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 5 42 17 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Maltese translations: 4 42 17 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 6 43 15 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 4 41 17 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 4 43 18 36 Topics: Wicca, lifestyle, religion

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "English terms with usage examples"
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        {
          "text": "Sir John Smith and Lady Smith.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Would Lady Macbeth care for dessert?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1892, Oscar Wilde, “Act I”, in Lady Windermere's Fan […] :",
          "text": "How do you do, Lady Windermere?",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1931, The Bee Hive, volume 50, number 5, page 16, column 1:",
          "text": "Honor guests were Ladies Smith and Walker of Port Huron, Michigan. Lady Walker has been a Maccabee for 40 years.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "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."
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          "wife",
          "wife#English"
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          "lord",
          "lord#English"
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          "peeress",
          "peeress#English"
        ],
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          "peer",
          "peer#English"
        ],
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          "knight",
          "knight#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Wicca"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A high priestess."
      ],
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        [
          "Wicca",
          "Wicca"
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        [
          "high priestess",
          "high priestess"
        ]
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        "(Wicca) A high priestess."
      ],
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        "Wicca",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
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    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "aristocratic title for a woman",
      "word": "Itron"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "aristocratic title for a woman",
      "word": "Damo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "aristocratic title for a woman",
      "word": "Dame"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "aristocratic title for a woman",
      "word": "Madame"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "aristocratic title for a woman",
      "word": "Frau"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "aristocratic title for a woman",
      "word": "Herrin"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "aristocratic title for a woman",
      "word": "Dame"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "aristocratic title for a woman",
      "word": "Bantiarna"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "aristocratic title for a woman",
      "word": "Signora"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "aristocratic title for a woman",
      "word": "Domina"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "dáma",
      "sense": "aristocratic title for a woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "да́ма"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "lédi",
      "sense": "aristocratic title for a woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ле́ди"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "aristocratic title for a woman",
      "word": "Sinjura"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "bânu",
      "sense": "aristocratic title for a woman",
      "word": "بانو"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "aristocratic title for a woman",
      "word": "Pani"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "aristocratic title for a woman",
      "word": "Senhora"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "lédi",
      "sense": "aristocratic title for a woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ле́ди"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dáma",
      "sense": "aristocratic title for a woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "да́ма"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gospožá",
      "sense": "aristocratic title for a woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "госпожа́"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "aristocratic title for a woman",
      "word": "A' Bhean-uasal"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "aristocratic title for a woman",
      "word": "Baintighearna"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "aristocratic title for a woman",
      "word": "Señora"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "aristocratic title for a woman",
      "word": "Leydi"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "aristocratic title for a woman",
      "word": "Arglwyddes"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "aristocratic title for a woman",
      "word": "Boneddiges"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "aristocratic title for a woman",
      "word": "Bonesig"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Lady"
}

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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "english": "Wicca",
      "sense": "Lord, Horned God, God",
      "word": "antonym(s) of"
    }
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    "Terms with Irish translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Latin translations",
    "Terms with Macedonian translations",
    "Terms with Maltese translations",
    "Terms with Persian translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Turkish translations",
    "Terms with Welsh translations",
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      "topics": [
        "Wicca",
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      "word": "Lord"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Lord"
    },
    {
      "word": "Our Lady"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "My Lady, will you not take pity on me?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The title for the (primary) female deity in female-centered religions."
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2002, A.J. Drew, Wicca for Couples: Making Magick Together, page 90:",
          "text": "...different stages of life as represented by our Lady as Maiden, Mother, and Crone, as well as our Lord as Master, Father, and Sage.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2003, Carl McColman, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Paganism, page 46:",
          "text": "The Lord and the Lady Actually, when I say that Wicca is a Goddess tradition, I'm really only telling half of the story.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2004, Aurora Greenbough, Cathy Jewell, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Spells and Spellcraft, page 9:",
          "text": "The Lady is often thought of as having three aspects: Maiden, Mother, and Crone.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The title for the (primary) female deity in female-centered religions.",
        "The major supernatural figurehead in the Wiccan religion, a triune goddess split into the Mother, Maiden, and Crone."
      ],
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          "Wiccan",
          "Wiccan"
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          "triune",
          "triune"
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          "Mother",
          "Mother"
        ],
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          "Maiden",
          "Maiden"
        ],
        [
          "Crone",
          "Crone"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "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."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in particular"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "sense": "religious senses",
      "word": "Goddess"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Lady"
}

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