Crossword clues for lady-in-waiting
lady-in-waiting
The Collaborative International Dictionary
lady-in-waiting \lady-in-waiting\ n. a lady appointed to attend to a queen or princess.
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.
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 a noblewoman from a family in "good society", but who was of lower rank than the woman on whom she attended. Although she may or may not have received compensation for the service she rendered, a lady-in-waiting was considered more of a companion to her mistress than a servant.
Lady-in-waiting is often a generic term for women whose relative rank, title, and official functions varied, although such distinctions were also often honorary. A royal woman may or may not be free to select her ladies, and, even when she has such freedom, her choices are usually heavily influenced by the sovereign, her parents, her husband, or the sovereign's ministers (for example, in the Bedchamber crisis).
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.