plural ladies
Definition of lady
1a
: a woman having proprietary rights or authority especially as a feudal superior
b
: a woman receiving the homage or devotion of a knight or lover
3a
: a woman of superior social position
b
: a woman of refinement and gentle manners
4a
: wife
b
: girlfriend, mistress
5a
: any of various titled women in Great Britain
—used as the customary title of (1) a marchioness, countess, viscountess, or baroness or (2) the wife of a knight, baronet, member of the peerage, or one having the courtesy title of lord and used as a courtesy title for the daughter of a duke, marquess, or earl
b
: a woman who is a member of an order of knighthood — compare dame
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The first known use of lady was before the 12th century
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