"belady" meaning in English

See belady in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: beladies [present, singular, third-person], beladying [participle, present], beladied [participle, past], beladied [past]
Etymology: be- + lady Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|lady}} be- + lady Head templates: {{en-verb}} belady (third-person singular simple present beladies, present participle beladying, simple past and past participle beladied)
  1. To promote to the status of lady.
    Sense id: en-belady-en-verb-q6JnxwHN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

Inflected forms

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