Crossword clues for maid of honour
maid of honour
Wiktionary
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 at a wedding
Wikipedia
Maids of honour is a term for the junior attendants of a queen in royal households, especially those of England and later of the United Kingdom. The position was and is junior to the lady-in-waiting.
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.