Vocabulary : Ladrone to Ladykin
Ladrone : A robber; a pirate; hence, loosely, a rogue or rascal.Lady : A woman who looks after the domestic affairs of a family; a mistress; the female head of a household. ;; A woman having proprietary rights or authority; mistress; -- a feminine correlative of lord. ;; A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound; a sweetheart. ;; A woman of social distinction or position. In England, a title prefixed to the name of any woman whose husband is not of lower rank than a baron, or whose father was a nobleman not lower than an earl. The wife of a baronet or knight has the title of Lady by courtesy, but not by right. ;; A woman of refined or gentle manners; a well-bred woman; -- the feminine correlative of gentleman. ;; A wife; -- not now in approved usage. ;; The triturating apparatus in the stomach of a lobster; -- so called from a fancied resemblance to a seated female figure. It consists of calcareous plates. ;; Belonging or becoming to a lady; ladylike. ;; The day of the annunciation of the Virgin Mary, March 25. See Annunc
Ladybird : Any one of numerous species of small beetles of the genus Coccinella and allied genera (family Coccinellidae); -- called also ladybug, ladyclock, lady cow, lady fly, and lady beetle. Coccinella seplempunctata in one of the common European species. See Coccinella.
Ladybug : Same as Ladybird.
Ladyclock : See Ladyrird.
