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
Example Sentences
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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
Princess Eugenie's older sister Princess Beatrice will be maid of honour and groom Jack Brooksbank's brother, Thomas, will be best man.
From BBC • Oct. 10, 2018
Princess Eugenie's sister Beatrice, 30, will be her maid of honour.
From BBC • Oct. 4, 2018
Miss Middleton, 33, was maid of honour when her sister married Prince William in 2011.
From BBC • May 19, 2017
Madame de Jardin acknowledged that she had been maid of honour to Marie Antoinette, and still retained in her possession several relics of her unfortunate mistress.
From Claimants to Royalty by Ingram, John M.
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