| 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 |
| 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 |