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landlady

[land-ley-dee]
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noun, plural land·la·dies.

a woman who owns and leases an apartment, house, land, etc., to others.
a woman who owns or runs an inn, rooming house, or boardinghouse.

RELATED WORDS

owner, lessee, heir, proprietor, beneficiary, retainer, master, occupant, landlord, buyer, partner, holder, trustee, purchaser, laird, legatee, landowner, inheritor, occupier, heiress

Origin of landlady

First recorded in 1530–40; land + lady
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Examples from the Web for landlady

Historical Examples of landlady

  • George was glad to have some one to talk to, but he was distressed by this narration of his landlady.

    Life in London

    Edwin Hodder

  • The landlady looked at him in a motherly way and shook her head.

    The White Company

    Arthur Conan Doyle

  • Their landlady was not willing to be hard upon them, but what could a poor woman do, she said.

    Weighed and Wanting

    George MacDonald

  • "Yes, I will;" for he could say that in the language in which the landlady spoke.

    Rico and Wiseli

    Johanna Spyri

  • The landlady came too, and both looked Rico over from head to foot.

    Rico and Wiseli

    Johanna Spyri

British Dictionary definitions for landlady

landlady

noun plural -dies

a woman who owns and leases property
a landlord's wife
a woman who owns or runs a lodging house, pub, etc
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Word Origin and History for landlady
n.

1520s, from land (n.) + lady.

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