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In a Royal or noble household the female members of the household would have Ladies in Waiting as assistants to help them to dress, handle their diary and deal with correspondence. They were usually from a noble household themselves and were treated much better than the other, common servants of the household. The "waiting" part of their title has the same derivation as a "waiter" in a restaurant - they would wait to see what their mistress required them to do, just as a waiter "waits" for a customer to order what they want to eat. If you write a letter to royal or noble lady, you will probably receive a reply from one of her Ladies in Waiting.
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What did ladies in waiting wear?
A lady in waiting wears a dress. The colour can't be rich colour. The lady in waiting can't wear the same quality as the lady or the Queen. They are not allowed to wear purple because the purple is made from lots of tiny insect's leg. A Queen can wear purple.
What is the name of the girl gang in the film grease?
The Pink Ladies -- Rizzo (Stockard Channing), Frenchy (Didi Conn), Marty (Dinah Manoff), and Jan (Jamie Donnelly) Pink ladies
What does the song big poppa mean by biggie smalls?
Its about him boasting about him being a ladies man and having a lot of money
Do you use ladies' or lady's apostrophe?
lady is a singular noun -- The lady is late. ladies is a plural noun -- The ladies are late lady's is a singular possessive noun -- The lady's dress is dirty ladies' is a plural possessive noun -- The ladies' dresses are dirty.
What Disney movie is the basis for the video for the Gwen Stefani song?
Alice in Wonderland. (if you mean the song "what you waiting for?")
What do ladies is waiting do?
Ladies in waiting serve the Queen,and occasonially pray.
Why might Queens have ladies-in-waiting?
Queens might want to have ladies in waiting because instead of the queen doing something she could ask her ladies in waiting to do it for her.
Ladies in waiting in the Elizabethan era?
Ladies in waiting in the Elizabethan era were considered companions. Many people mistakenly believe that ladies in waiting were servants however, this is not true. The Ladies in waiting were companions for queens, princesses, and others who are considered nobles.
What is the singular of ladies in waiting?
Lady-in-waiting
What is the plural of lady-in-waiting?
Ladies-in-waiting is the plural
Did ladies in waiting have beds?
Ladies in waiting were usually young women of the nobility. They had beds. They also had jewelry and nice clothes.
What is the plural possessive form of lady in waiting?
The plural form of the compound noun 'lady in waiting' is ladies in waiting.The plural possessive form is ladies in waiting's.Example: The ladies in waiting's duties include managing the correspondence of the mistress.
Did Marie Antoinette have ladies-in-waiting?
yea
What are kings helpers called?
Ladies in waiting
Do the ladies in waiting get punished?
if they insult the king or queen
What is the singular of the word lady in waiting?
The compound noun 'lady in waiting' is the singular form. The plural form is ladies in waiting.
What were some Names of ladies during queen reign?
Do you mean ladies in waiting to the queens? If so Ann and Mary Boleyn to Queen Kathering of Aragon,Jane Seymour and Jane Rochford to Queen Ann.Queen ELizabethI had different levels of ladings in waiting,such as Lady of the Privy chamber and Maid of Honour.
