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maid of honour
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This article discusses the court title. For the ceremonial position in a wedding, see bridesmaid . For the 2008 movie see Made of Honor . For the traditional English dish, see Maids of honour tart . Maids of honour is a term for the junior attendants of ...
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alt. 1 (context dated English) An unmarried noblewoman who was the attendant of a queen or princess 2 The chief bridesmaid at a wedding n. 1 (context dated English) An unmarried noblewoman who was the attendant of a queen or princess 2 The chief bridesmaid ...
Usage examples of maid of honour.
Sir Walter Raleigh himself, after marrying a maid of honour and giving offence to the Maiden Queen thereby, had already sailed to South America in search of gold.
A strange juxtaposition of events, particularly since the wedding had gone on regardless, evidently with a substitute maid of honour.
The Queen's foolish speech, however, produced excellent results, for Puddleglum and Scrubb were at once picked up by gigantic gentlemen-in-waiting, and Jill by a gigantic maid of honour, and carried off to their rooms.