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plural Ladies
An aristocratic title for a woman; the wife of a lord and/or a woman who holds the position in her own right; a title for a peeress, the wife of a peer or knight, and the daughters and daughters-in-law of certain peers. quotations examples
How do you do, Lady Windermere?
1892, Oscar Wilde, “Act I”, in Lady Windermere's Fan […]
Honor guests were Ladies Smith and Walker of Port Huron, Michigan. Lady Walker has been a Maccabee for 40 years.
1931, The Bee Hive, volume 50, number 5, page 16, column 1
(Wicca) A high priestess. examples
The title for the (primary) female deity in female-centered religions.
(in particular) The major supernatural figurehead in the Wiccan religion, a triune goddess split into the Mother, Maiden, and Crone. quotations examples
...different stages of life as represented by our Lady as Maiden, Mother, and Crone, as well as our Lord as Master, Father, and Sage.
2002, A.J. Drew, Wicca for Couples: Making Magick Together, page 90
The Lord and the Lady Actually, when I say that Wicca is a Goddess tradition, I'm really only telling half of the story.
2003, Carl McColman, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Paganism, page 46
The Lady is often thought of as having three aspects: Maiden, Mother, and Crone.
2004, Aurora Greenbough, Cathy Jewell, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Spells and Spellcraft, page 9