second lady

American  

[sek-uhnd ley-dee] / ˈsɛk ənd ˈleɪ di /

noun

plural

second ladies

1. 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.

2. Often Second Lady the wife of the second-ranking government official of any country.

   the second lady of Ghana.

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Etymology

Origin of second lady

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

Vance arrived in Milan on Thursday morning with his wife, Second Lady Usha Vance, and their children Ewan, aged eight, Vivek, aged five, and Mirabel, aged four.

From Barron's

In a post on X, the second lady said she is looking forward to welcoming a boy in late July.

From BBC

"Usha and the baby are doing well," a statement posted on Tuesday to the second lady's social media account read.

From BBC

Before becoming second lady, Usha Vance had a legal career, including a job as a corporate litigator at firm Munger, Tolles & Olson in San Francisco.

From BBC

Usha Vance is the first to have a baby as second lady, though other first ladies have had children while their husbands were in office.

From BBC