lady-in-waitingn.

Brit.

/ˌleɪdɪɪnˈweɪtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌleɪdiᵻnˈweɪdɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: lady n., in prep., waiting n.¹

Etymology: < lady n. + in prep. + waiting n.¹; compare in waiting at waiting n.¹ e.

A woman, typically of noble birth, who attends upon a queen or princess. Cf. waiting-lady at waiting adj. 1.

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

1703 W. Fuller Life 10 My chief Business, was to go every Morning with a Compliment from my Lady, to the Lady in waiting on the Queen.

1781 R. Twining Jrnl. 13 Sept. in Sel. Papers Twining Family (1887) 59 Adjoining the apartments of the Electress is a bedroom and a dressing-room for her lady-in-waiting.

1862 Mrs. H. Wood Mrs. Halliburton's Troubles ii. xii. 205 Making the avowal as freely as though he had proclaimed that his mother was lady-in-waiting to the Queen.

1890 T. S. Perry tr. I. de Saint-Amand Happy Days xxvi. 327 Josephine had four other ladies who held a position of something like female ushers... These four ladies had numerous squabbles with the ladies-in-waiting over points in etiquette.

1944 Times 12 July 6 (caption) Lady Mary Palmer, who has been appointed by the King as Lady-in-Waiting to Princess Elizabeth.

2002 B. Hoey Her Majesty ix. 128 Her maternal grandmother, Lady Fermoy, was not only a lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, but also one of her closest and oldest friends.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lady-in-waiting
释义	lady-in-waitingn. Brit. /ˌleɪdɪɪnˈweɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌleɪdiᵻnˈweɪdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: lady n., in prep., waiting n.¹ Etymology: < lady n. + in prep. + waiting n.¹; compare in waiting at waiting n.¹ e. A woman, typically of noble birth, who attends upon a queen or princess. Cf. waiting-lady at waiting adj. 1. 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 1703 W. Fuller Life 10 My chief Business, was to go every Morning with a Compliment from my Lady, to the Lady in waiting on the Queen. 1781 R. Twining Jrnl. 13 Sept. in Sel. Papers Twining Family (1887) 59 Adjoining the apartments of the Electress is a bedroom and a dressing-room for her lady-in-waiting. 1862 Mrs. H. Wood Mrs. Halliburton's Troubles ii. xii. 205 Making the avowal as freely as though he had proclaimed that his mother was lady-in-waiting to the Queen. 1890 T. S. Perry tr. I. de Saint-Amand Happy Days xxvi. 327 Josephine had four other ladies who held a position of something like female ushers... These four ladies had numerous squabbles with the ladies-in-waiting over points in etiquette. 1944 Times 12 July 6 (caption) Lady Mary Palmer, who has been appointed by the King as Lady-in-Waiting to Princess Elizabeth. 2002 B. Hoey Her Majesty ix. 128 Her maternal grandmother, Lady Fermoy, was not only a lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, but also one of her closest and oldest friends. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1703
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