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My lady; -- a term of address in Italian formerly used as the equivalent of Madame, but for which Signora is now substituted. Sometimes introduced into English.

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  1. n. My lady; -- a term of address in Italian formerly used as the equivalent of Madame, but for which Signora is now substituted. Sometimes introduced into English.
  2. n. A picture of the Virgin Mary (usually with the babe).
  3. A picture of the Virgin Mary (usually with the babe).The Italian painters are noted for drawing the Madonnas by their ownwives or mistresses. Rymer.
  4. n. United States pop singer and sex symbol during the 1980s (born in 1958)