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.
A high priestess.
The mistress of a household.
A woman of breeding or higher class, a woman of authority.
The feminine of lord.
A title for someone married to a lord or gentleman.
A title that can be used instead of the formal terms of marchioness, countess, viscountess or baroness.
(polite or used by children) A woman: an adult female human.
(in the plural) A polite reference or form of address to women.
Used to address a female.
(ladies' or ladies) Toilets intended for use by women.
(familiar) A wife or girlfriend; a sweetheart.
A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound.
A queen (the playing card).
(with a professional title) Who is a woman.
The triturating apparatus in the stomach of a lobster, consisting of calcareous plates; so called from a fancied resemblance to a seated female figure.
A five-pound note. (Rhyming slang, Lady Godiva for fiver.)
A woman’s breast.