leddy

See also: Leddy

English

Noun

leddy (plural leddies)

  1. Eye dialect spelling of lady.
    • 1875, Various, Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Vol. XV., No. 85. January, 1875.‎:
      "What's to come o' my leddy?"
    • 1906, Henry Wallace Phillips, Mr. Scraggs‎:
      "'Well,' she says, calmin' down, 'is there e'er an Oirish leddy in the lot?'
    • 1912, J.M. Barrie, Tommy and Grizel‎:
      "You are a leddy now, Elspeth," Aaron said, husky with pride, "and you have a leddy's room."
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