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by Drinking Dano on March 14th, 2005

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What is a Lady?

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  • by Drinking Dano on March 14th, 2005

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    The term lady works in much the same way as the term Lord. It is sometimes prefered to grant the title Lady than to give the wife of a peerage holder the title Countess (ETC). If used in this manner, the correct usage is to refer to them by their husband's given and last name. EG: Lady John Smith.

    Daughters of Dukes/Barons/ETC are almost always permitted to use the title Lady as a courtesy to their father's rank. In this example, the lady would use her own given and family name. EG) Lady Jane Jones.

    The wife of a Baronet or Knight may also refer to themselves as Dame, which is really just a less grand form of being a Lady. And in this case, the Dame may use her own given name and her husband's family name EG) Dame Jane Smith.

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