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  1. 1. n. A woman who looks after the domestic affairs of a family; a mistress; the female head of a household. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A woman having proprietary rights or authority; mistress; -- a feminine correlative of lord. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound; a sweetheart. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. A woman of social distinction or position. In England, a title prefixed to the name of any woman whose husband is not of lower rank than a baron, or whose father was a nobleman not lower than an earl. The wife of a baronet or knight has the title of Lady by courtesy, but not by right. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. A woman of refined or gentle manners; a well-bred woman; -- the feminine correlative of gentleman. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. A wife; -- not now in approved usage. Source: opted
  7. 7. n. The triturating apparatus in the stomach of a lobster; -- so called from a fancied resemblance to a seated female figure. It consists of calcareous plates. Source: opted
  8. 8. a. Belonging or becoming to a lady; ladylike. Source: opted
  9. 9. The day of the annunciation of the Virgin Mary, March 25. See Annunciation. Source: opted
  10. 10. n. a polite name for any woman Source: wordnet
  11. 11. n. a woman of refinement Source: wordnet
  12. 12. n. a woman of the peerage in Britain Source: wordnet

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