What is "lady"

Lady \La"dy\, a. Belonging or becoming to a lady; ladylike. [1913 Webster] ``Some lady trifles.''
--Shak.

Lady \La"dy\ (l[=a]"d[y^]), n.; pl. Ladies (l[=a]"d[i^]z). [OE. ladi, l[ae]fdi, AS. hl[=ae]fdige, hl[=ae]fdie; AS. hl[=a]f loaf + a root of uncertain origin, possibly akin to E. dairy. See Loaf, and cf. Lord.]

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.
   --Wyclif (Gen. xvi. 8.).

2. A woman having proprietary rights or authority; mistress; -- a feminine correlative of lord. ``Lord or lady of high degree.''
   --Lowell.

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

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.
   --Waller.

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.
   --Goldsmith.

7. Hence: Any woman; as, a lounge for ladies; a cleaning lady; also used in combination; as, saleslady.

8. (Zo["o]l.) 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.

   Ladies' man, a man who affects the society of ladies.

   Lady altar, an altar in a lady chapel.
   --Shipley.

   Lady chapel, a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

   Lady court, the court of a lady of the manor.

   Lady crab (Zo["o]l.), a handsomely spotted swimming crab ( Platyonichus ocellatus) very common on the sandy shores of the Atlantic coast of the United States.

   Lady fern. (Bot.) See Female fern, under Female, and Illust. of Fern.

   Lady in waiting, a lady of the queen's household, appointed to wait upon or attend the queen.

   Lady Mass, a Mass said in honor of the Virgin Mary.
   --Shipley.

   Lady of the manor, a lady having jurisdiction of a manor; also, the wife of a manor lord.

   Lady's maid, a maidservant who dresses and waits upon a lady.
   --Thackeray.

   Our Lady, the Virgin Mary.

c.1200, lafdi, lavede, from Old English hlæfdige "mistress of a household, wife of a lord," literally "one who kneads bread," from hlaf "bread" (see loaf) + -dige "maid," related to dæge "maker of dough" (see dey (n.1); also compare lord (n.)). The medial -f- disappeared 14c. Not found outside English except where borrowed from it.\n

\nSense of "woman of superior position in society" is c.1200; "woman whose manners and sensibilities befit her for high rank in society" is from 1861 (ladylike in this sense is from 1580s, and ladily from c.1400). Meaning "woman as an object of chivalrous love" is from early 14c. Used commonly as an address to any woman since 1890s. Applied in Old English to the Holy Virgin, hence many extended usages in plant names, place names, etc., from genitive singular hlæfdigan, which in Middle English merged with the nominative, so that lady- often represents (Our) Lady's, as in ladybug. Ladies' man first recorded 1784. Lady of pleasure recorded from 1640s.

n. (context historical English) The mistress of a household.

1. n. a polite name for any woman; "a nice lady at the library helped me"

2. a woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady" [syn: dame, madam, ma'am, gentlewoman]

3. a woman of the peerage in Britain [syn: noblewoman, peeress] [ant: Lord, Lord]

Lądy is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Tczew, within Tczew County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Tczew and south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk.

For details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

"Lady" is a 1973 rock ballad written and performed by the rock band Styx. It was first released on Styx II and was a local hit in the band's native Chicago, but initially failed to chart nationally. The song gained success shortly after Styx left Wooden Nickel Records to move to A&M Records in 1974 as it began picking up airplay nationwide, eventually peaking at #6 on the Billboard Top 40 in March 1975. The track was later re-recorded for the 1995 Styx compilation Greatest Hits due to a contractual dispute between A&M and Wooden Nickel.

"Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" is the debut single by French house duo Modjo, written and performed by vocalist Yann Destagnol and producer Romain Tranchart, and released in May 2000. The song is written in B♭ minor. However, the acoustic version is recorded in G minor.

"Lady" is a song written by Dennis Wilson, recorded by him with Daryl Dragon and released under the name "Dennis Wilson & Rumbo" in the United Kingdom on 4 December, 1970, on Stateside Records. The song served as the B-side of the " Sound of Free" single. The single was not issued in the United States.

The single was Dennis Wilson's first solo release. On both songs, Wilson performed the lead vocals with Daryl Dragon playing instruments. Dragon and his wife, Toni Tennille, would later become famous as Captain & Tennille.

Lady ( Hangul: 레이디) was a Korean pop group, noted as the first transgender group from that country. The band consisted of Sinae, Sahara, Binu and Yuna. According to the official story, they were the best out of hundreds who tried out to be part of this band. Although only three were supposed to be in the group, a fourth was added at the last minute.

Their formation was inspired by the emergence of Harisu, a Korean singer and actress, who is also transgender. Sinae has previously appeared in commercials with a female dance group as well as a music video by Cho PD, and Sahara is a 2003 beauty pageant winner in Thailand and a former jeans model.

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Lady officially disbanded in early 2007.

A lady is a term for a woman, the counterpart of "lord" or "gentleman".

Lady or Ladies may also refer to:

"Lady" is the final single from the 2004 album Baptism by American rock musician Lenny Kravitz. It was released on November 23, 2004. The song is believed to be written about Kravitz's then-girlfriend, Nicole Kidman. The track was used heavily in the GAP ads. The commercials featured Kravitz dancing and singing the song with his guitar to Sarah Jessica Parker.

"Lady" is a song written by Lionel Richie and first recorded by American country artist Kenny Rogers. It was released in September 1980 on the album Kenny Rogers' Greatest Hits.

It is listed at #47 on Billboard's All Time Top 100.1

Lady is a compilation of songs from the band Styx's early recordings under the Wooden Nickel Records label. It is very similar to the contemporary Best of Styx compilation, consisting of the same tracks as that album (albeit in a different sequence) minus the song "Winner Take All", which does not appear on this album.

The album was also issued with different artwork and a new subtitle, Lady: ...Encore Collection.

Styx's second album, Styx II, was also temporarily released under the title "Lady", but that recording differs from this one.

"Lady (You Bring Me Up)" is a 1981 Top 10 hit single by The Commodores. It reached #8 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and also reached the Top 10 of the Billboard R&B Chart, peaking at #5. It was also a hit in England, reaching # 56 on the UK Chart.

It was written by Commodores member William King, his wife, Shirley, and Harold Hudson, a member of the Commodores' backing group, The Mean Machine. Lionel Richie sang the lead vocal, and it was one of the group's last big hits before he left the group for a solo career.

"Lady" is a song with lyrics by Larry Kusik and Charles Singleton and music by Bert Kaempfert and Herbert Rehbein. It was recorded by Jack Jones and released as a single in 1967. In March of that year, it spent four weeks at number one on the US Easy Listening chart, the final of three number ones on the chart for Jones. On the Billboard Hot 100, "Lady" peaked at number 39 and was Jones's final Top 40 hit.

"Lady" is a song co-written, co-produced and performed by American neo soul singer D'Angelo, issued as the third single from his debut studio album Brown Sugar. A remixed version of the song (titled the Clean Street Version) was also released, featuring vocals from American hip hop musician AZ. Separate music videos were created for both versions of the song.

"Lady" is D'Angelo's biggest hit single to date in the United States, peaking at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1996. It was certified gold by the RIAA on June 4, 1996. The song was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance in 1997, but lost to " Your Secret Love" by Luther Vandross.

The Game's 2013 single " All That (Lady)" uses a clear vocal sample of "Lady".

Lady is a Japanese Single from South Korean Rock-band CNBLUE. This single is taken from their third Japan album What Turns You On?. Beside the standard edition, The single came up with three different editions (Limited Edition A and B version and Family Mart Edition which look like Vinyl because it is an LP size version).Every edition comes with a different instrumental: Limited Edition A comes with an instrumental of "Don't Care", Limited Edition B comes with an instrumental of "Monday", Regular and FamilyMart and famima.com Limited editions comes with an instrumental of the title track, "Lady".

"Lady" is a 2014 song by the American singer/songwriter Stevie Nicks. It was the second single from her solo album, 24 Karat Gold: Songs from the Vault. Nicks shot a music video on July 28, 2014. It was released on September 4, 2014. Nicks said the song is the first song she ever wrote on a piano.

The music video was well received, and has over 820,000 views to date.

Shameka Shanta Brown (born July 31, 1989), better known by her stage name Lady (and her online accounts ThisIsLady), is an American rapper signed to Plies' record label, Big Gates Record. Lady was born in Talbotton, Georgia and began rapping in high school with two of her friends. She was signed to her record label on the first of April, 2010. She has currently released three albums. Lady's song "Yankin" was featured in the HBO television series Girls and her song "Twerk" was featured in Showtime's original television series Ray Donovan. Lady's songs have also been featured on other shows and websites, such as the BBC show Skins, Slate, Perez Hilton, Howard Stern Show, MTV, Examiner.com, and The Huffington Post.

Lady is an outdoor sculpture by Jan Zach, installed outside the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, between Prince Lucien Campbell Hall and Condon Hall, on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Oregon, in the United States. The painted steel sculpture was donated to the museum in 2014. It was commissioned by Inacio Peixoto, in memory of his wife, and marked Zach's final work. The sculpture was a work in progress when Zach died in 1986, but his former student Jerry Harpster was able to fabricate Zach's original vision.

"Lady" is a 1978 song written by Graeham Goble, and performed by Australian rock music group Little River Band. It was their sixth Top 10 hit in the U.S., peaking at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in March 1979 and #7 on the Easy Listening chart.