Leddy-in-waitin
(Reguidit frae Lady-in-waiting)
A Leddy-in-waitin or or coort leddy wis a Leddy wha wis an attendant o a woman o nobility or ryalty.
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- The princesse de Lamballe, friend an a Leddy-in-waitin tae Marie Antoinette.
- Catherine Parr (later a wife o Henry VIII.
- Mrs Sarah Churchill (friend an a Leddy-in-waitin o Anne, Queen o Great Breetain.