First lady
Honorary title of the wife of a president or head of state / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the unofficial title for the spouses or partners of elected heads of state. For other uses, see First Lady/Gentleman (disambiguation).
First Lady or First Gentleman is an unofficial title usually used for the spouse, and occasionally used for the offspring or other relative, of a non-monarchical head of state or chief executive.[1][2][3] The term is also used to describe a person seen to be at the top of her profession or art.[4]
The title has also been used for the spouse of a head of government who is not also head of state.[5][6][7][8] It has also been used to refer to the spouses of the leaders of administrative divisions within a country.[9]