ladies-in-waiting

American  

[ley-deez-in-wey-ting] / ˈleɪ diz ɪnˈweɪ tɪŋ /

noun

1. plural of lady-in-waiting.

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Example Sentences

The silk dresses along the walls are like ghostly ladies-in-waiting.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a nod to the “slimmed-down” nature of this coronation, they’re not called ladies-in-waiting, but ladies in attendance — another example of how this ceremony has been updated, but only sort of.

From New York Times

Some of Charlotte’s ladies-in-waiting even complained to the king about their punishing working conditions.

From Los Angeles Times

They will carry out some of the tasks that the late Queen's ladies-in-waiting performed, such as supporting her at public engagements.

From BBC

I read all her books, all her poems, all her diaries as well as the diaries of her daughter and her ladies-in-waiting to really get as close as I can to anything like the reality.

From Salon