See also:

• LADY (0. Eng. hlaefdige, Mid. Eng. ldfdi, lavedi; the first part of the word is hldf, loaf, bread, as in the corresponding hldford, lord; the second part is usually taken to be from the root dig-, to knead, seen also in " dough "; the sense development fr

LADY (0. Eng. hlaefdige, See also:

• MID

Mid. Eng. ldfdi, lavedi; the first See also:

• PART

part of the word is hldf, See also:

• LOAF

loaf, See also:

• BREAD

bread, as in the corresponding hldford, See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

lord; the second part is usually taken to be from the See also:

• ROOT (late O.E. rot, adopted from Scand., cf. Norw. and Swed. rot, Dan. rod; the true O.E. word was wyrt, plant, represented in Ger. Wurz or Wurzel; the ultimate root is the same in both words, and is seen in Lat. radix)
• ROOT, ELIHU (1845– )

root dig-, to knead, seen also in " dough "; the sense development fr  om See also:

• BREAD

bread-kneader, bread-maker, to the See also:

• ORDINARY (med. Lat. ordinarius, Fr. ordinaire)

ordinary meaning, though not clearly to be traced historically, may be illustrated by that of " See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

lord "), a See also:

• TERM

term of which the See also:

• MAIN (from the Aryan root which appears in " may " and " might," and Lat. magnus, great)
• MAIN (Lat. Moenus)

main applications are two, (1) as the correlative of " lord " (q.v.) in certain of the usages of that word, (2) as the correlative of " See also:

• GENTLEMAN (from Lat. gentilis, " belonging to a race or gens," and " man "; Fr. gentilhomme, Span. gentil hombre, Ital. gentil huomo, in its original and strict signification, a term denoting a man of good family, the Lat. generosus (its invariable transl

gentleman " (q.v.) . The See also:

• PRIMARY

primary meaning of See also:

• MISTRESS

mistress of a See also:

• HOUSEHOLD, ROYAL

household is, if not obsolete, in See also:

• PRESENT

present usage only a vulgarism . The See also:

• SPECIAL

special use of the word as a See also:

• TITLE (0. Fr. title, mod. titre, from Lat. titulus)

title of the Virgin See also:

• MARY
• MARY (1457-1482)
• MARY (1496-1533)
• MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS

Mary, usually " Our See also:

• LADY (0. Eng. hlaefdige, Mid. Eng. ldfdi, lavedi; the first part of the word is hldf, loaf, bread, as in the corresponding hldford, lord; the second part is usually taken to be from the root dig-, to knead, seen also in " dough "; the sense development fr

Lady," represents the See also:

• LAT

Lat . Domina Nostra . In Lady See also:

• DAY (O. Eng. dreg, Ger. Tag; according to the New English Dictionary, " in no way related to the Lat. dies")
• DAY, JOHN (1574-1640?)
• DAY, THOMAS (1748-1789)

Day and Lady See also:

• CHAPEL

Chapel the word is properly a genitive, representing the O . Eng. hlaefdigan . As a title of See also:

• NOBILITY

nobility the uses of " lady " are mainly paralleled by those of " lord." It is thus a less formal alternative to the full title giving the specific See also:

• RANK (O.Fr. rant or rent, mod. rang, generally connected with the O.E. and O.H.G. bring, a ring)

rank, of marchioness, countess, viscountess or baroness, whether as the title of the See also:

• HUSBAND

husband's rank by right or See also:

• COURTESY (O. Fr. curtesie, later courtoisie)

courtesy, or as the lady's title in her own right . In the See also:

• CASE
• CASE, JOHN (d. 1600)

case of the younger sons of a See also:

• DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

duke or See also:

• MARQUESS (1760-1842)
• MARQUESS, or MARQUIS (Fr. marquis, Ital. marchese; from med. Lat. marchio, marchisus, i.e. comes marchiae, " count of the March ")

marquess, who by courtesy have lord prefixed to their See also:

• CHRISTIAN
• CHRISTIAN, WILLIAM (1608-1663)

Christian and See also:

• FAMILY

family name, the wife is known by the husband's Christian and family name with Lady prefixed, e.g . Lady See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John B.; the daughters of See also:

• DUKES
• DUKES, LEOPOLD (1810-1891)

dukes, marquesses and earls are by courtesy Ladies; here that title is prefixed to the Christian and family name of the lady, e.g . Lady Mary B., and this is preserved if the lady marry a commoner, e.g . Mr and Lady Mary C . " Lady " is also the customary title of the wife of a See also:

• BARONET

baronet or See also:

• KNIGHT, CHARLES (1791-1873)
• KNIGHT, DANIEL RIDGWAY (1845– )
• KNIGHT, JOHN BUXTON (1843–1908)

knight; the proper title, now only used in legal documents or on sepulchral monuments, is " See also:

• DAME
• DAME (through the Fr. from Lat. domina, mistress, lady, the feminine of dominus, master, lord)

dame " (q.v.) ; in the latter case the usage is to prefix Dame to the Christian name of the wife followed by the surname of the husband, thus Dame Eleanor B., but in the former, Lady with the surname of the husband only, See also:

• SIR

Sir A. and Lady B .

During the 15th and 16th centuries " princesses " or daughters of the See also:

• BLOOD

blood royal were usually known by their Christian names with "the Lady " prefixed, e.g. the Lady See also:

• ELIZABETH
• ELIZABETH (1533-1603)
• ELIZABETH (1596-1662)
• ELIZABETH (1635–1650)
• ELIZABETH [ AMELIE EUGENIE ] (1837—1898)
• ELIZABETH [1lisabeth Philippine Marie Helene of France] (1764—1794)
• ELIZABETH [PAULINE ELIZABETH OTTILIE LOUISE] (1843– )
• ELIZABETH [PETROVNA] (1709-1762), EMPRESS
• ELIZABETH, SAINT (1207-1231)

Elizabeth . While " lord " has retained its See also:

• ORIGINAL

original application as a title of nobility or rank without See also:

• EXTENSION (Lat. ex, out ; tendere, to stretch)

extension, an example which has been followed in See also:

• SPANISH

Spanish usage by " See also:

• DON
• DON (anc. Tanais)

don," " lady " has been extended in meaning Jo be the feminine correlative of " gentleman " throughout its sense developments, and in this is paralleled by Dame in See also:

• GERMAN
• GERMAN, DUTCH AND SCANDINAVIAN

German, madame in See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French, donna in Spanish, &c . It is the See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general word for any woman of a certain social position (see GENTLEMAN) .