lady of the house
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of lady of the house
First recorded in 1785–95
Example Sentences
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As the lady of the house, Hüller cuts a loathsome, terrifying figure: She’s a hausfrau Lady Macbeth, all inelegant vanity and hectoring manipulation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2023
He said Maxwell was Epstein's "girlfriend" and "the lady of the house" who was there "95% of the times" when Epstein was at his Palm Beach residence.
From Fox News ● Dec. 2, 2021
Puberty would deepen my voice soon enough, I prayed — and it finally did, I realized, when calling customer service representatives stopped referring to me as "ma'am" or, most alarming, "the lady of the house."
From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2021
The lady of the house is questioned about the incriminating cargo on the floor.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2018
On Joyce’s first day of work, Mrs. Tellwright, the lady of the house, had casually asked her to prepare duck a I’orange for dinner.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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