Lady of the House

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Lady of the House

A woman who manages a household while her husband or partner earns the family income. In marketing, household products may be targeted to ladies of the house.

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This first novel from a promising new author has all the hallmarks of the genre: the spooky mansion, brooding servants, the distant and distraught lady of the house, and the young girl who gets a job as a maid to try and unravel the family's secrets.

Carroll, Emma: Frost Hollow Hall

NIGELLA LAWSON may be a "domestic goddess", but she did not accept being called "the lady of the house" in a day when the courtroom was given an insight into life in the family home.

Lady of the house? Not me, insists Nigella; BRITAIN BRIEFLY

Eventually, Ethel, the lady of the house, developed a simple formula when answering.

Phone pests

The lady of the house, who was pregnant at the time, feels her space was invaded."

Pregnant woman left 'traumatised' after raid

r Production company Boom Pictures, which is making the programme, is looking for individuals and families to take part in roles from maid to lady of the house, cook to country squire.

Live likeka lady - or a maid - for show

In his statement recorded with the police, Shagufta's brother, Fiaz Ali, his father used to violently oppose his sister's desire to accept an offer from the lady of the house where she worked as a maid, to work in the parlour that she ran, reports The Dawn.

Pak man hacks daughter to death for working in beauty parlour

When answering the telephone, she greets the caller with "The Bouquet residence, the lady of the house speaking".

Stage is set for Hyacinth; ONE of Britain's best loved sitcoms comes to a Tyneside stage this month. Entertainment Editor GORDON BARR has the details

One needs to let the household affairs progress under the wise guidance of the lady of the house," laughs the actress.

SHILPA IS THE BIG BOSS AT HOME TOO

When the lady of the house is in there she makes sure she's right up against the glass for all to see.

The Sex Doctor: My naked soap star

It was customary to pay helpful spirits like the Pwca'r Trwyn with a bowl of cream, or cream and bread, which would be left for it in the kitchen by the maid or lady of the house before retiring for the night.

Wales of the UNEXPECTED: The helpful but elusive little pwca

Nine times out of 10, it's the lady of the house who makes the appointment.

Two to tango. (Roofing)

Morticia was the lady of the house, and along with husband Gomez looked the most normal of the lot.