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Woman at home serving meals is a courtier
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lady-in-waiting
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Word definitions for lady-in-waiting in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A lady-in-waiting is a female personal assistant at a court, royal or feudal , attending on a queen (either if she is the queen regent or the queen consort ), a princess , or a high-ranking noblewoman . Historically, in Europe, a lady-in-waiting was often ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context rare English) A Lady in the household of a queen or princess who attends her as a personal servant, generally considered an honour. 2 A woman who is a servant to a lady. Similar to a valet for a gentleman.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
lady-in-waiting \lady-in-waiting\ n. a lady appointed to attend to a queen or princess.
Usage examples of lady-in-waiting.
He starts and half turns to see Su Ang looking past him at the throne, a lady-in-waiting for the queen.
Fast, and whuffled the drooly remains of his breakfast down her lady-in-waiting frocks.
Eleonora and August had whined and cried the whole way, their nursemaid had become motion sick so she had to let her get out of the carriage and walk alongside, her usual lady-in-waiting had refused to come beyond Erfurt and stayed behind there, she was two months away from delivering her third child.
He took good apartments, hired a carriage, rented a box at the opera, had a skilled cook, and gave his mistress a lady-in-waiting.
For it seemed to be her old demoness lady-in-waiting maid who had helped raise her before she bloomed somewhat anemically into maidenhood.
For it seemed to be her old demoness lady-in-waiting maid who had helped raise her before she bloomed somewhat anemically into maidenhood.
Ilandra's image slowly faded as a lady-in-waiting approached, silk-clad, light on slippered feet, and offered him a silver cup of wine.