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lady-in-waiting
noun as in attendant to woman of royal household
Strong match
Example Sentences
His mother, Anne, was a lady-in-waiting and companion of Anne Boleyn, Henry's second wife.
The Queen was accompanied in her car to the cathedral by a lady-in-waiting, Lady Farnham, and looked emotional at times.
In his place in the Queen's glass-sided Bentley was the Queen's lady-in-waiting Lady Farnham.
Alternatively, they argue, she could become a lady-in-waiting to her sister and step inside the protective caress of the Palace.
His wife is the niece of an earl who once worked as a lady-in-waiting to a royal duchess.
As she came close to the queen, a lady-in-waiting rose up quite casually and moved away, and Jessie slipped into the vacant seat.
Her first lady-in-waiting was quite touched thereby, and exclaimed with admiration: "I recognize the blood of my kings."
I have the right to dismiss my lady-in-waiting if I think fit.
Ah—she glanced around quickly to see that none but her lady-in-waiting heard those last words.
She was lady-in-waiting to Madame la Dauphine, whom she followed into exile.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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