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Lady vs lady-in-waiting

lady-in-waiting vs Lady

Lady and lady-in-waiting both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Lady Yes No No No
lady-in-waiting Yes No No No
As nouns, lady-in-waiting is a hyponym of Lady; that is, lady-in-waiting is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than Lady:
  • Lady: a woman of the peerage in Britain
  • lady-in-waiting: a lady appointed to attend to a queen or princess
Other hyponyms of Lady include baroness, countess, duchess, marchioness, marquise, Milady.
Lady (noun) lady-in-waiting (noun)
a woman of the peerage in Britain a lady appointed to attend to a queen or princess
Difference between Lady and lady-in-waiting

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