lady-in-waiting
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She once gave an expensive watch to a lady-in-waiting who’d been late to an engagement — a not-so-subtle hint to be on time.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2023
Widely considered the world’s first novel, Genji was composed in the eleventh century by Murasaki Shikibu, a noblewoman and lady-in-waiting in the Heian Court.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
The locals assume Elinor had been a lady-in-waiting, but she paid for this honor with her blood and courage during both world wars.
From Washington Post • Mar. 16, 2023
Lady Hussey's role as a lady-in-waiting had itself been swept away in a modernising move by Camilla, but she had retained a less senior role as a lady of the household following the Queen's death.
From BBC • Nov. 30, 2022
And the Princess’s new lady-in-waiting, Lady Clementine Cumberbatch, didn’t know where anything was.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
