"first lady" meaning in English

See first lady in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: first ladies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} first lady (plural first ladies)
  1. The leading woman in a specified field of endeavor.
    Sense id: en-first_lady-en-noun-S74nQaZG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
  2. Alternative spelling of First Lady Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: First Lady Categories (topical): Female people Related terms: first, First Family, first family, First Gentleman, first gentleman, First Lady, lady, Second Lady, second lady, prima donna
    Sense id: en-first_lady-en-noun-L0xq~h2v Disambiguation of Female people: 1 99 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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