(lady-in-waiting)
11lady-in-waiting — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms lady in waiting : singular lady in waiting plural ladies in waiting a woman whose job is to look after a queen or princess …
12lady-in-waiting — /lay dee in way ting/, n., pl. ladies in waiting. 1. a lady who is in attendance upon a queen or princess. 2. Facetious. a woman who is pregnant: flattering fashions for the lady in waiting. [1860 65] * * * …
13lady-in-waiting — ladies in waiting N COUNT A lady in waiting is a woman whose job is to help a queen or princess …
14lady-in-waiting — noun (plural ladies in waiting) Date: circa 1860 a lady of a queen s or a princess s household appointed to wait on her …
15lady-in-waiting — 1. a concubine in the Japanese court Literally, a female who attends to female royalty: A dozen concubines, euphemistically termed ladies in waiting, nightly awaited the drop of the imperial handkerchief at their feet to follow him into …
16lady-in-waiting — noun (plural ladies in waiting) a woman who attends a queen or princess …
17lady-in-waiting — /ˌleɪdi ɪn ˈweɪtɪŋ / (say .laydee in wayting) noun (plural ladies in waiting) a woman who is in attendance upon a queen or princess …
18lady-in-waiting — noun A woman who is a servant to a lady. Similar to a valet for a gentleman …
19lady in waiting — n. lady who attends a queen or princess; pregnant woman (Humorous) …
20Lady in Waiting — Ladies attendent upon a woman of nobility. Not quite servants, they were considered noble companions who by their status and nobility could better advise a woman of high station. ♦ 15th reference for a lady s duties at coronation (1365 1480) …
