"maid of honor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: maids of honor [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|maids of honor}} maid of honor (plural maids of honor)
  1. The primary woman who attends the bride at a wedding ceremony. Categories (topical): Female people, Marriage Synonyms: maid of honour [UK] Related terms: best man, bridesmaid, groomsman, lady-in-waiting, matron of honor, matron of honour Translations (the primary woman who attends the bride at a wedding ceremony): шаферка (šaferka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), svědkyně [feminine] (Czech), nevěstina svědkyně [feminine] (Czech), fianĉamikino (Esperanto), kaaso (Finnish), demoiselle d’honneur [feminine] (French), Trauzeugin [feminine] (German), (első) nyoszolyólány/koszorúslány (Hungarian), honoro-damzelo (Ido), prōnuba [feminine] (Latin), cummari [feminine] (Sicilian), abay na pandangal (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-maid_of_honor-en-noun-x6sLoIji Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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      "sense": "the primary woman who attends the bride at a wedding ceremony",
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