maid of honour
Britishnoun
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the principal unmarried attendant of a bride Compare bridesmaid matron of honour
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a small tart with an almond-flavoured filling
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an unmarried lady attending a queen or princess
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Swift did not have a traditional maid of honour, instead choosing her brother Austin as her man of honour.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Lady Glenconner, who was a maid of honour at the Queen's coronation, said the show "just makes me so angry".
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2022
They bonded during a school trip to Paris and Ohrstrom was a maid of honour at Ivanka’s 2009 wedding to Jared Kushner, after which the friendship cooled, she wrote.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 18, 2020
Ms Markle will not have a maid of honour and all of her bridesmaids and pageboys will be children, Kensington Palace has said.
From BBC ● May 7, 2018
The end of it was that the Poet was taken into the garden, and there was the little blind Princess sound asleep in her hammock, with a maid of honour fanning her on each side.
From All the Way to Fairyland Fairy Stories by Evelyn Sharp
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