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English word lady comes from Proto-Germanic *daigijǭ (Kneader of bread; dairy-maid.), Old English hlāf

*daigijǭ (Proto-Germanic)

Kneader of bread; dairy-maid.

hlāf (Old English)

hlǣfdīġe (Old English)

hlæfdige (Old English)

A form of courteous address; lady. A lady, the mistress of a household.. Noblewoman; queen. The Virgin Mary.

lavedi (Middle English)

lady (English)

(UK, slang) A five-pound note. (Rhyming slang, Lady Godiva for fiver.). (Wicca) .. (attributive, with a professional title) Who is a woman.. (familiar) A wife or girlfriend; a sweetheart.. (historical) The mistress of a household.. (in the plural) A polite reference or form of address to women.. (ladies' or ladies) Toilets intended for use by women.. (polite, or, used by children) A woman: [...]

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