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Fru — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • lady noun A polite or formal word for a woman, especially one with refined manners.
  • Mrs abbreviation A title placed before the surname or full name of a married woman.
  • Ms noun A title placed before a woman's name that doesn't reveal whether she is married.
  • wife noun A married woman, in relation to her spouse.

Senses

Fru is used for these senses in English:

  • Lady An aristocratic title for a woman; the wife of a lord and/or a woman who holds the position in her own right; a title for a peeress, the wife of a peer or knight, and the daughters and daughters-in-law of certain peers.
  • Mrs Abbreviation of Missus or Mistress; used before an adult woman's name or surname, used for any high-status woman without regard to marital status until the 1800s, after which it began to be reserved for married, divorced and widowed women and used with their married surnames.
  • Ms Title used before an adult woman's name or surname, especially when it is not desired or possible to indicate her marital status with Miss or Mrs.

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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