Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

our lady

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.92 in modern English

Syllables: our la-dy
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus, particularly in Catholic contexts.

Etymology

From Middle English oure lady, from Old English ūre hlǣfdīġe, a calque of Medieval Latin Domina Nostra. Cf. Queen of Heaven.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: oure lady, ūre hlǣfdīġe, Domina Nostra

Phrases

Our Lady's bedstraw Our Lady's bell Our Lady's day Our Lady's eve Our Lady's even Our Lady's psalter Our Lady tide Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary

Frequently Paired Words

Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary Notre Dame Our Lady of Dolors Our Lady of Sorrows Our Lady of the Seven Dolors Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows

Synonyms

Madonna Our Lady of Sorrows Mary mother of Jesus particularly in Catholic contexts

Questions

What does our lady mean?: Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus, particularly in Catholic contexts.
Where does our lady come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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