[Sửa](pl. -ies) 1 a a woman regarded as being of superior socialstatus or as having the refined manners associated with this(cf. GENTLEMAN). b (Lady) a title used by peeresses, femalerelatives of peers, the wives and widows of knights, etc.
[Sửa](often attrib.) a woman; a female person or animal (ask thatlady over there; lady butcher; lady dog).
[Sửa]A ruling woman (lady of the house; ladyof the manor).
[Sửa](in pl. as a form of address) a femaleaudience or the female part of an audience.
[Sửa]Hist. a woman towhom a man, esp. a knight, is chivalrously devoted; a mistress.
[Sửa]= LADYFINGER (cf. ladies' fingers). lady'smaid a lady's personal maidservant. lady's mantle any rosaceousplant of the genus Alchemilla with yellowish-green clusteredflowers. lady-smock = cuckoo flower 1. lady's slipper anyorchidaceous plant of the genus Cypripedium, with a usu. yellowslipper-shaped lip on its flowers. lady's tresses anywhite-flowered orchid of the genus Spiranthes. Lady Superiorthe head of a convent or nunnery in certain orders. my lady aform of address used chiefly by servants etc. to holders of thetitle 'Lady'. my lady wife joc. my wife. old lady colloq.