lady-in-waiting

[ ley-dee-in-wey-ting ]

/ ˈleɪ di ɪnˈweɪ tɪŋ /

a lady who is in attendance upon a queen or princess.

Facetious. a woman who is pregnant: flattering fashions for the lady-in-waiting.

Origin of lady-in-waiting

First recorded in 1860–65

His mother, Anne, was a lady-in-waiting and companion of Anne Boleyn, Henry's second wife.

Britain's Oldest - And Poshest - Bed |Tom Sykes |March 12, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The Queen was accompanied in her car to the cathedral by a lady-in-waiting, Lady Farnham, and looked emotional at times.

Queen in Good Spirits as Philip Improves 'Considerably' | |June 6, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
In his place in the Queen's glass-sided Bentley was the Queen's lady-in-waiting Lady Farnham.

Philip in Royal Prayers |Tom Sykes |June 5, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Alternatively, they argue, she could become a lady-in-waiting to her sister and step inside the protective caress of the Palace.

Pippa in Peril |Tom Sykes |March 5, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

His wife is the niece of an earl who once worked as a lady-in-waiting to a royal duchess.

The Mastermind Behind the U.K.'s Smash |William Underhill |September 18, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
The queen knew she was dying, and sent for Dotterine and her nurse, who had now become her lady-in-waiting.

The Violet Fairy Book |Various
Princesses do go on long journeys with no lady-in-waiting to do their bidding and no servants ready at their call.

Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy |Charles Major
This was Hulda von Tyssen, the Princess's companion and lady-in-waiting.

The Mummy and Miss Nitocris |George Griffith
And even swore—in a polite, lady-in-waiting fashion, to be sure—to get even.

Long Live the King |Mary Roberts Rinehart
She made Mrs. Lee take a place just behind her as though she were a lady-in-waiting.

Democracy An American Novel |Henry Adams

lady-in-waiting

a lady of a royal household who attends a queen or princess