LADY

noun (plural ladies) Usage: often attributive see: loaf Date: before 12th century 1. a woman having proprietary rights or authority especially as a feudal superior, a woman receiving the homage or devotion of a knight or lover, Virgin Mary , 3. a woman of superior social position, a woman of refinement and gentle manners, woman , female , 4. wife , girlfriend , mistress , 5. any of various titled women in Great Britain, a woman who is a member of an order of knighthood