lady-in-waiting
Syllables: lady-in-wait·ingUK/ˌleɪdɪ ɪn ˈweɪtɪŋ//ˌleɪdi ɪn ˈweɪtɪŋ/
lady-in-waiting noun: a lady, often a noblewoman, in the household of a queen, princess, or other woman of higher rank who attends her as a personal assistant, generally a role considered an honour.
Noun
lady-in-waiting (plural ladies-in-waiting)
- A lady, often a noblewoman, in the household of a queen, princess, or other woman of higher rank who attends her as a personal assistant, generally a role considered an honour.
- [T]he electreſs [Sophia Charlotte of Hanover] was heard to ſay to one of her ladies in waiting, "that it vexed her to the very heart to go and act in Pruſſia the theatrical queen along with her Eſop.["]1751, [Frederick the Great], “Frederick III. the First King of Prussia”, in Memoirs of the House of Brandenburg. From the Earliest Accounts, to the Death of Frederick I. King of Prussia. […], Dublin...
- This night, after eleven o'clock, as the royal family were returning from Drury-lane theatre, when the carriages had reached the end of John-street, Pall Mall, a stone was flung with such force as to break one of the glass pannels in the coach, in which were their majesties and the lady in waiting...1796, “Chronicle. [February 1st.]”, in The Annual Register, or A View of the History, Politics, and Literature, for the Year 1796, 2nd edition, volume XV, London: Printed by B[uchanan] McMillan, […]...
- Synonyms:
- court lady
lady-in-waiting meaning in Tamil, Tagalog, Persian and Thai
lady-in-waiting in Tamil
- அரண்மனை உவளகப் பாங்கி
lady-in-waiting in Tagalog
- lady in the household of a woman of higher rank who attends her as a personal assistant
- dáma
lady-in-waiting in Persian
- lady in the household of a woman of higher rank who attends her as a personal assistant
- ندیمه nadime
lady-in-waiting in Thai
- lady in the household of a woman of higher rank who attends her as a personal assistant
- นางสนองพระโอษฐ์
More languagesFewer languages
- lady-in-waiting in Vietnamese
- cung quan, nữ quan, sĩ nữ
Synonyms of lady-in-waiting
Forms of lady-in-waiting
| plural | ladies-in-waiting |
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Origin of lady-in-waiting
From lady + in + waiting (“attendance, service”). (Waiting in the sense of a waiter, not passing time.)
Words that rhyme with lady-in-waiting
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Questions about lady-in-waiting
- What does lady-in-waiting mean?
- Lady-in-waiting means a lady, often a noblewoman, in the household of a queen, princess, or other woman of higher rank who attends her as a personal assistant, generally a role considered an honour.
- What is lady-in-waiting in Tamil?
- Lady-in-waiting in Tamil is அரண்மனை உவளகப் பாங்கி. See Lady-in-waiting meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is lady-in-waiting?
- Lady-in-waiting is a noun.
- How do you pronounce lady-in-waiting?
- Lady-in-waiting is pronounced /ˌleɪdɪ ɪn ˈweɪtɪŋ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of lady-in-waiting?
- The plural of lady-in-waiting is ladies-in-waiting.
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