second lady

[ sek-uhnd ley-dee ]

/ ˈsɛk ənd ˈleɪ di /

Save This Word!

noun, plural sec·ond la·dies.

Often Second Lady . the wife of the U.S. vice president, or the wife of a current state or local official ranking immediately below the governor or mayor: Pennsylvania's Second Lady.

Often Second Lady . the wife of the second-ranking government official of any country: the second lady of Ghana.

QUIZ

THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?

Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.

Question 1 of 7

In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

candystring

candyfloss

candypuff

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of second lady

First recorded in 1870–75

Words nearby second lady

secondhand smoke, second home, second-homer, second intention, Second International, second lady, second language, second lien, second lieutenant, secondly, second man

How to use second lady in a sentence

Among the more notable: Former second-lady Lynne Cheney has produced a number of historical picture books.
Rush Limbaugh Has No Business Teaching History to Our Kids|Michelle Cottle|September 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST