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overlady

overlady noun: a female overlord.

Noun

overlady (plural overladies)

  1. (rare) A female overlord.

Forms of overlady

pluraloverladies

Origin of overlady

From over- + lady. Attested since the 19th century.

Questions about overlady

What does overlady mean?
Overlady means a female overlord.
What part of speech is overlady?
Overlady is a noun.
What is the plural of overlady?
The plural of overlady is overladies.

Words near overlady in the dictionary

  1. overladed
  2. overladen
  3. overlades
  4. overladies
  5. overlading
  6. overlady
  7. overlaid
  8. overlain
  9. overlaminate
  10. overlaminated
  11. overlaminates

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