FIRST LADY


Meaning of FIRST LADY in English

noun

Usage: often capitalized F&L

1.

a. : the wife of the president of the United States or if he has no wife the woman whom he chooses to act as hostess at the White House

b. : the wife or hostess of the chief executive of any other country or jurisdiction

one of the daughters will serve as father's hostess and thus be the new first lady of California — Time

cabinet ministers had gathered … as the … bulletins indicated that the First Lady lay dying — New York Times

2. : the leading woman representative or practitioner of any art or profession

the first lady of French letters

the first lady of the dance

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.