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lady-in-waiting

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la⋅dy-in-wait⋅ing

[ley-dee-in-wey-ting]
–noun, plural la⋅dies-in-wait⋅ing.
1. a lady who is in attendance upon a queen or princess.
2. Facetious. a woman who is pregnant: flattering fashions for the lady-in-waiting.

Origin:
1860–65
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lady-in-waiting

noun
a lady appointed to attend to a queen or princess 
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