lady (the Virgin Mary is usually called “our Lady,” occas. “God's lady” Rom. II. v. 63; see also BY'R LADY and LAKIN)
1.
wife Wiv. III. iii. 54, MND. II. i. 64, 2H6 II. i. 177,
Cym. I. vi. 160
“A to the worthiest
sir.”
2.
proper name given to
female hounds
1H4 III. i. 240
“Lady, my brach,”
Lr. I. iv. 125
“Lady the brach.”
3.
attrib. = ladylike,
feminine
1H4 I. iii. 46
“holiday and
terms,”
Ant. V. ii. 164
“some trifles;—lady she,”
woman of rank Wint. I. ii.
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