A woman of social distinction or position. In England, a title prefixed to the name of any woman whose husband is not of lower rank than a baron, or whose father was a nobleman not lower than an earl. The wife of a baronet or knight has the title of Lady by courtesy, but not by right.

A woman of refined or gentle manners; a well-bred woman; -- the feminine correlative of gentleman.

A wife; -- not now in approved usage.

Any woman; as, a lounge for ladies; a cleaning lady; also used in combination; as, saleslady.

The triturating apparatus in the stomach of a lobster; -- so called from a fancied resemblance to a seated female figure. It consists of calcareous plates.

A Lady (or Lord) is a title used to indicate the superiority (or worthiness) of a person when being formal. An example of worthiness being respect ('Good luck Lord Goran' - said the Duke to a respected but otherwise untitled warrior) or fear ('Yes my lord I'll just get what you want' - said the inkeeper to the huge axe wielding warrior), superiority being when addressing a higer rank ( 'As you command My Lord' - said the Knight to the Baron).

a polite name for any woman; "a nice lady at the library helped me"

a woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady"

a woman of the peerage in Britain

a female appendage to a gentleman

a person of refinement, of education, of fashion, of birth, of prestige, of a higher grade of some sort, if we apply the term rightly

a woman who can make herself respected even among an army of soldiers

a woman who is living a posthumous life

a woman who makes a man behave like a gentleman

a woman who makes it easy for a man to be a gentleman

a woman who projects the stature of life

a woman with refinement

As in Lady Portia Doo-la-la-lee. Daughter of a duke, marquis or earl. A female life peer or wife of a life peer are also titled Lady

(non-capitalized) - usually denotes a female member of the gentry.

(capitalized) - can denote a female member of the nobility or baronetage, or a member of the gentry class with proprietory rights and authority, for example as over a manor. Note: the wife of an aristocrat is referred to by Lady plus her title, e.g., Lady Falmouth, whereas the wife of a baronet is referred to by Lady plus her surname, e.g., Lady Shelley.

An other term for the female aspect of God/dess, most often used in conjunction with 'Lord'.

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