The Bee, fire-side companion, & evening tales. (1823). United Kingdom: (n.p.).
The online etymology dictionary confirms the bready-origins of the word lady, and clarifies that the f dropped in the 14th century, but that the use of the term lady as a “woman of superior position in society” dates around 1200. A broader application, as seen in ladylike, dates around the mid 19th century.
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