lady in waiting
/ˈleɪdi ɪn ˈweɪtɪŋ/
noun
- A woman whose job is to serve or accompany a queen, princess, or other noblewoman.
- The young lady-in-waiting learned court etiquette from the older servants.
- In the palace, each princess had her own lady-in-waiting to assist with daily tasks.
- The queen's lady-in-waiting helped her prepare for the royal banquet.
- A female attendant or personal assistant to a woman of high social status, in a modern or figurative sense.
- The celebrity's lady-in-waiting carried her bags and arranged her schedule.
- At the charity gala, the mayor's lady-in-waiting stood quietly behind her chair.
- She acted as a lady-in-waiting to her grandmother, a retired diplomat, during the official visit.
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