(lady-in-waiting)
21lady-in-waiting — la′dy in wait′ing n. pl. la•dies in wait•ing a lady who is in attendance upon a queen or princess • Etymology: 1860–65 …
22lady-in-waiting — noun (C) a woman who looks after and serves a queen or princess …
23Lady In Waiting — These were attendants to women of nobility in the Middle Ages. They were a servant, companion and advisor …
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24Margaret Lee (lady-in-waiting) — Margaret Wyatt, by Hans Holbein Lady Margaret Lee (née Wyatt) (1506(?) – 1543(?)) was a sister of poet Thomas Wyatt,[1] and favourite of Queen Anne Boleyn, second wife of King Henry VIII of England. Margare …
25Mary Hamilton (lady in waiting) — Mary Hamilton awaiting execution. Mary Hamilton or Maria Danilovna Gamentova (dead 14 March 1719), was the lady in waiting of Empress Catherine I of Russia and a royal mistress of Tsar Peter the Great of Russia. She was executed for abortion,… …
26Lady Charlotte Bury — Lady Charlotte Campbell by Tischbein, 1789. Born Charlotte Campbell 28 January 1775(1775 01 28) Londo …
27Lady — La dy (l[=a] d[y^]), n.; pl. {Ladies} (l[=a] d[i^]z). [OE. ladi, l[ae]fdi, AS. hl[=ae]fdige, hl[=ae]fdie; AS. hl[=a]f loaf + a root of uncertain origin, possibly akin to E. dairy. See {Loaf}, and cf. {Lord}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A woman who looks… …
28Lady altar — Lady La dy (l[=a] d[y^]), n.; pl. {Ladies} (l[=a] d[i^]z). [OE. ladi, l[ae]fdi, AS. hl[=ae]fdige, hl[=ae]fdie; AS. hl[=a]f loaf + a root of uncertain origin, possibly akin to E. dairy. See {Loaf}, and cf. {Lord}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A woman who… …
29Lady chapel — Lady La dy (l[=a] d[y^]), n.; pl. {Ladies} (l[=a] d[i^]z). [OE. ladi, l[ae]fdi, AS. hl[=ae]fdige, hl[=ae]fdie; AS. hl[=a]f loaf + a root of uncertain origin, possibly akin to E. dairy. See {Loaf}, and cf. {Lord}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A woman who… …
30Lady court — Lady La dy (l[=a] d[y^]), n.; pl. {Ladies} (l[=a] d[i^]z). [OE. ladi, l[ae]fdi, AS. hl[=ae]fdige, hl[=ae]fdie; AS. hl[=a]f loaf + a root of uncertain origin, possibly akin to E. dairy. See {Loaf}, and cf. {Lord}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A woman who… …