- plural of lady-in-waiting.
ladies-in-waiting
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The silk dresses along the walls are like ghostly ladies-in-waiting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
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 ● May 6, 2023
Some of Charlotte’s ladies-in-waiting even complained to the king about their punishing working conditions.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2023
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 ● Jan. 11, 2023
“Your prioress is like a queen, the fountain of all goodness. All the sisters are her ladies-in-waiting, happy to live under her benevolent rule. There is a hierarchy, with servants in the lowest place.”
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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