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Definition of lady-in-waiting noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lady-in-waiting

noun

/ˌleɪdi ɪn ˈweɪtɪŋ/

/ˌleɪdi ɪn ˈweɪtɪŋ/

(plural ladies-in-waiting)

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a woman who goes to places with, and helps, a queen or princess

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