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κυρία — meaning in English

kyria

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English meaning

  • gentlewoman noun A woman of the nobility.
  • 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.

Senses

κυρία is used for these senses in English:

  • gentlewoman (historical) A woman of the nobility.
  • madam A polite form of address for a woman or lady.

gentlewoman — full definition

  1. noun A woman of the nobility.
  2. noun A female member of a legislature, especially a female member of a House of Representatives.

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).

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