LADY-IN-WAITING


Meaning of LADY-IN-WAITING in English

/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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .