lady-in-waiting
female personal assistant at a court, royal or feudal, attending on a queen, a princess, or a high-ranking noblewoman
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Summary
lady-in-waiting is a profession[1]. lady-in-waiting ranks in the top 0.75% of profession entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,944 views/month, #12 of 1,605).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: aristocrat[3], domestic worker[4], lady's companion[5], courtier[6]
- Commons category: Ladies-in-waiting[7]
- Said to be the same as: courtier[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ladies-in-waiting[9]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[12]
- Different from: lady's maid[13], chamberer[14]
- Female form of label: בת לוויה[15], Hofdame[16], dama de companyia[17], dama de compañía[18], مساعدة شخصية[19], dama di compagnia[20], фрейлина[21], hofdama[22]
- Male form of label: Höfling[23]
Why It Matters
lady-in-waiting has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] lady-in-waiting is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]