Middle English lady continues into modern lady with stabilized spelling and pronunciation.
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lady
woman of rank; polite term for a woman
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedMiddle English · Middle English · lady titlelady
lady; mistress of a household
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Household rank develops into aristocratic and polite forms of address.
Recorded before the twelfth century in English.
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