lady-in-waiting
lady-in-waiting · ladies-in-waiting
фрейліна
придворная дама, фрейлина
Hofdame, Ehrendame, Palastdame
A lady, often a noblewoman, in the household of a queen, princess, or other woman of…A lady, often a noblewoman, in the household of a queen, princess, or other woman of higher rank who attends her as a personal assistant, generally a role considered an honour.
UK/ˌleɪdɪ ɪn ˈweɪtɪŋ/US/ˌleɪdi ɪn ˈweɪtɪŋ/
Meaning
1 sensesA lady, often a noblewoman, in the household of a queen, princess, or other woman of higher rank who attends her as a personal assistant, generally a role considered an honour.
Hofdame, Ehrendame, Palastdame
фре́йлинаfréjlina, придворная дамаpridvornaja dama
фре́йлінаfréjlina
a lady appointed to attend to a queen or princess
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
lady in the household of a woman of higher rank who attends her as a personal assistant:
Русский
By meaning 1
lady in the household of a woman of higher rank who attends her as a personal assistant:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
lady in the household of a woman of higher rank who attends her as a personal assistant:
Origin
From lady + in + waiting (“attendance, service”). (Waiting in the sense of a waiter, not pFrom lady + in + waiting (“attendance, service”). (Waiting in the sense of a waiter, not passing time.)
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Forms
plural: ladies-in-waiting| Singular | lady-in-waiting |
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irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular