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The word comes from Old English hlǣfdige; the first part of the word is a mutated form of hlāfШУУД ҮЗЭХ and
The word comes from Old English hlǣfdige; the first part of the word is a mutated form of hlāf, loaf, bread, also seen in the corresponding hlāford, lord. The second part is usually taken to be from the root dig-, to knead, seen also in dough; the sense development from bread-kneader, or bread-maker, or bread-shaper, to the ordinary meaning, though not clearly to be traced historically, may be illustrated by that of lord.The primary meaning of mistress of a household is now mostly obsolete, save for the term landlady and in set phrases such as the lady of the house. This meaning is retained in the southern states of the USA, and also, in the title First Lady for the wife of an elected official. In many European languages the equivalent term serves as a general form of address equivalent to the English Mrs (French Madame, Spanish Señora, Italian Signora, German Frau, Polish Pani, etc.). In those languages it is correct to address a woman whose name is unknown as Madame, Señora, etc., but in polite English usage lady has for centuries only normally been a"term of addres in the plural, which is also the case for gentleman. The singular vocative use was once common but has become mostly confined to poetry. In some dialects it may still be used to address an unknown woman in a brusque manner, often in an imperative or interrogatory context, analogous to mister for an unknown male: e.g., Hey, lady, you aren't allowed in here! In this usage, the word lad is very seldom capitalized when written, nor is the construct my lady ever seen. The usual English term for politely addressing a woman is Madam or Ma'am. The special use of the word as a title of the Virgin Mary, usually Our Lady, represents the Latin Domina Nostra. In Lady Day and Lady Chapel the word is properly a genitive, representing hlǣfdigan of the Lady.