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Lady
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Lady

In the UK, the formal title of the daughter of an earl, marquess, or duke, and of any woman whose husband's rank is above that of baronet or knight; the title ‘Lady’ is prefixed to her first name. The wife of a baronet or a knight is also called ‘Lady’, but uses the title by courtesy only, and has it prefixed to her surname.


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Usually around here, people are referred to as the gentleman or the gentlelady, Mr.
Buckley: To quote a recent Wall Street Journal editorial, "The House of Representatives, as everyone knows, is that place where the Members address each other as 'The Gentlelady [one word] from Connecticut.
 
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