Lady /(lā"dy̆)/

pl. Ladies ((lā"dĭz))

1. A woman who looks after the domestic affairs of a family; a mistress; the female head of a household.

   Agar, the handmaiden of Sara, whence comest thou, and whither goest thou? The which answered, Fro the face of Sara my lady.

2. A woman having proprietary rights or authority; mistress; -- a feminine correlative of lord.

   Of all these bounds, even from this line to this, . . . We make thee lady.

3. A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound; a sweetheart.

   The soldier here his wasted store supplies, And takes new valor from his lady's eyes.

4. 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.
5. A woman of refined or gentle manners; a well-bred woman; -- the feminine correlative of gentleman.
6. A wife; -- not now in approved usage.
7. Any woman; as, a lounge for ladies; a cleaning lady; also used in combination; as, saleslady.
8. 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. (Zool.)

1. Belonging or becoming to a lady; ladylike.