女勋爵(Lady,一译女爵),是对英国女贵族的一种敬称。女勋爵在中世纪是女贵族、皇室成员的头衔,因为当时英文中没有与亲王、公爵、伯爵等头衔对等的女性头衔。现时,女勋爵是对公爵夫人、女公爵、伯爵夫人、女伯爵等女贵族的敬称。公爵、侯爵、伯爵之女会在姓名前冠上这一头衔。
参考
公有领域出版物的文本: Chisholm, Hugh (编). Encyclopædia Britannica (第11版). London: Cambridge University Press. 1911.
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