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lading
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ladino clover
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ladle out
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Lady
lady
Lady Bountiful
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lady

lady [ láydi ] (plural ladies)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. woman: a woman, especially when addressed as part of a group
Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats.

2. aristocratic woman: an upper-class woman

3. polite dignified woman: a woman who behaves very politely and with dignity

4. wife or usual woman companion: a man's wife or usual woman companion ( informal )

5. woman feudal superior: in medieval Europe, a woman who was a powerful land or property owner with authority over an area, castle, or community such as a manor

6. drugs  ( slang )
Same as  cocaine


[ Old English hlǣfdīge 'bread-kneader' < hlāf 'bread', earlier form of loaf1]
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