Lady [Title]

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Lady [Title] is a formal style of address used in the British peerage system for certain female nobles, such as the wives or daughters of lords and peers.

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Lady [Title] canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf honorific
noble title
style of address
addressForm spoken as “Lady” followed by given name or title
written as “Lady” followed by surname or territorial designation
appliesTo daughters of peers
wives of peers
women holding certain noble titles in their own right
correspondsToMaleTitle Lord
country United Kingdom
distinctFrom Dame (title in orders of chivalry)
Lady (generic term for woman)
genderAssociation female
governingBody College of Arms
Court of the Lord Lyon
hasPrecedenceOver commoners without titles
historicalOrigin medieval English nobility
language English
mayBeHeldBy peeress in her own right
wife of a knight (in some usages, e.g., “Lady” + surname)
notUsedForRank daughter of a baron
daughter of a viscount
partOf British nobility
system of British honorifics
regulatedBy rules of precedence in the United Kingdom
relatedConcept baroness
dame
lord
peerage
subClassOf courtesy title
noble style
usedForRank baron’s wife
daughter of a duke
daughter of a marquess
daughter of an earl
earl’s wife
marquess’s wife
viscount’s wife
usedIn British peerage
Commonwealth realms
United Kingdom
usedInContext court and ceremonial occasions
formal address
legal documents concerning nobility

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Lord of Parliament styleOfAddress Lady [Title]