Lady
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"My Lady" redirects here. For other uses, see Milady (disambiguation) and Lady (disambiguation).
"Gentlelady" redirects here. Not to be confused with Gentlewoman.
Lady is a term for a woman who behaves in a polite way.[1] Once used to describe only women of a high social class or status, the female counterpart of lord, now it may refer to any adult woman, as gentleman can be used for men.
"Lady" is also a formal title in the United Kingdom. "Lady" is used before the family name or peerage of a woman with a title of nobility or honorary title suo jure (in her own right), such as female members of the Order of the Garter and Order of the Thistle, or the wife of a lord, a baronet, Scottish feudal baron, laird, or a knight, and also before the first name of the daughter of a duke, marquess, or earl.