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lady of the house
[ ley-dee uhv thuh hous ]
noun
- Usually the lady of the house. the female head of a household.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of lady of the house1
First recorded in 1785–95
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In fact, this woman had gone to a nearby theater sometimes, given tickets by the lady of the house where she served.
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Her mother had taught her, she said, to always talk to “the lady of the house,” and she encouraged the group to persist.
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The jug was a wedding present from the lady of the house.
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We listened to the lady of the house as she entertained us with her life’s story feeling delightfully blessed.
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“I think there’s one line where she’s like, ‘I don’t want to be the lady of the house.
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