| 单词 | lady of honour |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslady of honour lady of honour n. now historical a woman, typically of noble birth, who attends upon a queen or princess; cf. maid of honour n. 1a. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > attendant or personal servant > [noun] > lord-in-waiting > lady-in-waiting or maid of honour maiden of honoura1450 gentlewomana1470 lady of presence1530 maid of honourc1595 lady of honour1631 lady-in-waiting1703 duenna1761 dame d'honneur1805 c1500 Quare of Jelusy 492 Every lady of honour..Lesse settith of hyr deth than hyr gud name. 1536 King Henry VIII in J. O. Halliwell Lett. Kings Eng. (1846) I. 352 At the interment [of Katharine of Arragon]..it is requisite to have the presence of a good many ladies of honour. 1631 in S. R. Gardiner Rep. Cases Star Chamber & High Comm. (1886) 187 The Lady Willoughby..now one of the Ladyes of Honour attendant upon the Queene. 1769 Ann. Reg. 1768 116 The great duchess [of Tuscany], attended by her great mistress, and the ladies of honour. 1897 Publ. Mod. Lang. Assoc. Amer. 12 438 His words in regard to the acting of women gave serious offense to the Queen and her Ladies of Honour. 1936 M. Waldman Biogr. of Family ii. iv. 69 Catherine..produced a charming companion..Mademoiselle de Rouet, one of her ladies of honour from amongst her own seminary of beauties. 2004 Village Voice (N.Y.) (Nexis) 18 May 94 Behind them, in shadow, are a lady of honor and a guard. In the far doorway the queen's chamberlain, Jose Nieto, pauses on the stairs. < as lemmas |
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