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| Main Entry: | ruler |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | historically, person who ruled an area |
| Synonyms: | baron, baroness, caesar, caliph, contessa, count, countess, crowned head, czar, czarina, dame, duchess, duke, dynast, emperor, empress, gerent, imperator, kaiser, khan, king, lady, lord, magnate, maharajah, maharani, majesty, mikado, mogul, monarch, oligarch, overlord, pasha, potentate, prince, princess, queen, rajah, rani, rex, royal, shah, sovereign, sultan, sultana, tycoon |
| Antonyms: | commoner, subject |
| Main Entry: | lady |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | woman |
| Synonyms: | adult, babe, baroness, bitch, broad, butterfly, contessa, countess, dame, doll, duchess, empress, female, gal, gentlewoman, girl, little woman, mama, mare, matron, missus, mistress, noblewoman, old lady, old woman, petticoat, princess, queen, queen bee, rib, squaw, sultana |
| Antonyms: | man |
Example Sentences
- Gustafson is the grande dame of modern landscape architecture.
| Main Entry: | matriarch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ruler |
| Synonyms: | dame, dignified woman, dowager, grande dame, matron, mother, queen |
| Antonyms: | patriarch |
| Main Entry: | matron |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | woman |
| Synonyms: | administrator, biddy, dame, dowager, grande dame, housekeeper, housemother, lady, matriarch, mother, superintendent, wife |
| Antonyms: | patron |
| Main Entry: | madam |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | a title of address |
| Synonyms: | Frau, Mrs.., dame, ma'am, madame, madonna, marm, señora, signora |
| Notes: | a madam is a woman of refinement, while a madame is the title used for a married Frenchwoman |
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