landlady

American  

[land-ley-dee] / ˈlændˌleɪ di /

noun

plural

landladies

1. a woman who owns and leases an apartment, house, land, etc., to others.

2. a woman who owns or runs an inn, rooming house, or boardinghouse.

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landlady British  

/ ˈlændˌleɪdɪ /

noun

1. a woman who owns and leases property

2. a landlord's wife

3. a woman who owns or runs a lodging house, pub, etc

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Etymology

Origin of landlady

First recorded in 1530–40; land + lady

Example Sentences

And studying our landlady’s heavy jowls and sausage-like fingers, I suddenly saw how I could help.

From Literature

Lindsay, 52, best known for playing the Rovers Return landlady Shelley Unwin on the ITV soap set in Greater Manchester, said she was "extremely honoured", and dedicated the award to working class actors.

From BBC

Ms. Ypi tells us that the two had been close enough for her grandfather to once offer to settle the penniless Hoxha’s debts with his Parisian landlady.

From The Wall Street Journal

Pub landlady Maria Connolly's son Owain, 19, also recently moved away from his Swansea home to go to university in Hertfordshire.

From BBC

The band - which then included the original bassist Andy Nicholson - took home just £17 that night and the pub's landlady said the audience mostly consisted of the band's "aunts, mums and dads".

From BBC

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