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maid of honor

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maid of honor
n. pl. maids of honor
1. The chief unmarried woman attendant of a bride.
2. An unmarried noblewoman attendant upon a queen or princess.
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Noun1.maid of honormaid of honor - an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding
bridesmaid
wedding party, wedding - a party of people at a wedding
attendant, attender, tender - someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
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It was in July, 1805, and the speaker was the well-known Anna Pavlovna Scherer, maid of honor and favorite of the Empress Marya Fedorovna.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
Madame must wait, or else do without her first maid of honor this morning.
Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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