Lady's companion
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lady-s-companion-183-17341773
title:
Lady's companion
text:
A lady's companion was a woman of genteel birth who lived with a woman of rank or wealth as retainer. The term was in use in the United Kingdom from at least the 18th century to the mid-20th century but it is now archaic. The profession is known in most of the Western world. The role was related to the position of lady-in-waiting, which by the 19th century was applied only to the female retainers of female members of the royal family. Ladies-in-waiting were usually women from the most privileged
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description:
Woman of genteel birth who lives with a woman of rank or wealth as retainer
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady%27s_companion
date created:
2006-06-22T05:25:33Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T02:17:14Z
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