ladies-in-waiting
Queen's female companions
Ladies-in-waiting is the plural of lady-in-waiting—a woman who attends a queen, princess, or other female royal.
The role combines companionship with ceremonial duties, distinct from ordinary servants.
The term survives mainly in British royal contexts and historical fiction: The queen's ladies-in-waiting accompanied her to the state dinner.
One who assists others
- handmaidenPersonal female attendant
- maid-of-honorPrincipal female wedding attendant
- retinueAttendants of dignitaries
- entourageAttendants accompanying someone important
dame · noblewoman · courtier · companion · chaperone · confidante · dresser · governess
Most powerful chess piece
- princessMonarch's daughter or heir
- empressFemale ruler of empire
- consortRoyal spouse
- duchessWoman of ducal rank
countess · palace · throne-room · bedchamber · antechamber · court · monarch · sovereign
Record of who's present
- groomingSelf-care for appearance
- dressingSauce for salads
- advisingGiving informed guidance
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
embroidery · reading · companionship · chaperoning · ceremonial · presentation · decorum · protocol
Sixteenth-century English ruling family
- ElizabethanOf late 1500s England
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- VersaillesFrench royal palace complex
Bourbon · Habsburg · Victorian · Byzantine · Mughal · gown · corset · farthingale
attendant
One who assists others
- handmaidenPersonal female attendant
- maid-of-honorPrincipal female wedding attendant
- retinueAttendants of dignitaries
entourage · dame · noblewoman · courtier · companion · chaperone · confidante · dresser · governess · duenna
queen
Most powerful chess piece
duchess · countess · palace · throne-room · bedchamber · antechamber · court · monarch · sovereign · highness
attendance
Record of who's present
correspondence · embroidery · reading · companionship · chaperoning · ceremonial · presentation · decorum · protocol · etiquette
Tudor
Sixteenth-century English ruling family
- ElizabethanOf late 1500s England
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
Versailles · Bourbon · Habsburg · Victorian · Byzantine · Mughal · gown · corset · farthingale · ruff
- medieval courtkings, lord, queens, lady, queen
- princely courtsthrone room, courtiers, royal advisors, nobles, chamberlain
- royal courtking, queen, prince, princess, crown
- Royal Courtscaliph, French court, courtier, vizier, courtiers
- royalty'scrown jewels, scepter, throne, realm, kingdom
- Medieval Courtscourtiers, court etiquette, court protocol, court ceremonies, court dress
ladies-in-waitingvalets
Those who park cars
pages · squires · king's men · manservants
ladies-in-waitingscullery maids
Servants washing dishes, pots
menials · servants · chambermaids · kitchen staff · housemaids
ladies, wait, waiting, waits, waited, waiter, waiters, waitress, waitresses