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rouva — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • lady noun A polite or formal word for a woman, especially one with refined manners.
  • madam noun A polite, formal way to address a woman.
  • mistress noun A woman having an ongoing romantic or sexual relationship with a man who is married to someone else.
  • mother noun A female parent.
  • queen noun A female monarch who rules a country, or the wife of a king.

Senses

rouva is used for these senses in English:

  • lady (historical) The mistress of a household.
  • lady (polite, or, used by children) A woman: an adult female human.
  • lady (slang) Used to address a female.
  • lady A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound.
  • madam A polite form of address for a woman or lady.
  • queen (cards) A playing card with a depiction of a queen on it, generally ranking next below the king and above the jack in a given suit.

lady — full definition

  1. noun A polite or formal word for a woman, especially one with refined manners.
  2. noun A British title of nobility for a woman, used before her name (as the wife of a lord or knight, or in her own right).

madam — full definition

  1. noun A polite, formal way to address a woman.
  2. noun A woman who runs a brothel.
  3. noun (informal, dated) A girl or woman acting bossy or full of herself.

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