c. 1200, lafdi, lavede, from Old English hlæfdige (Northumbrian hlafdia, Mercian hlafdie), "mistress of a household, wife of a lord," apparently literally "one who kneads bread," f [..]

/ˈleɪdi/ noun plural ladies lady /ˈleɪdi/ noun plural ladies Learner's definition of LADY [count] 1  : a woman who behaves in a polite way Her mother was always telling her to act like a lady [..]

a polite name for any woman; "a nice lady at the library helped me" dame: a woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady [..]

another word for a woman

era, domina

A woman of wealth, of station, or of rank. Verstegan says, “It was anciently written Hleafdian [? hlæfdige], contracted first into Lafdy, and then into Lady. Laf or Hláf (loaf) means food in [..]

A Queen.

(historical)  The mistress of a household. */ We make thee lady. or baroness.}} (polite,or|used by children) A woman: an adult female human. (Please direct this lady to the soft furnishin [..]

An aristocratic title for a woman; the wife of a lord and/or a woman who holds the position in her own right; a title for a peeress, the wife of a peer or knight, and the daughters and daughters-in- [..]

From the English noble title Lady, derived from Old English hlæfdige, originally meaning "bread kneader". This name grew in popularity in Latin America after the marriage of Di [..]