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What (who) is maid of honour - definition
JUNIOR ATTENDANTS OF A QUEEN IN ROYAL HOUSEHOLDS, JUNIOR TO THE LADY-IN-WAITING
Maid-of-honour; Maids-of-honour; Maids of Honor; Maids-of-honor; Maids of Honour; Maids-of-Honour; Maid of Honour; Maids of honour; Hoffrøken; Demoiselle d'honneur; Fille d'honneur; Hoffräulein; Hofdevitsa; Freïlina; Menina (court office); Hovfröken; Fille d’honneur
 (cropped).jpg?width=200 "The six maids of honour of Queen Elizabeth II appear with her on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after her coronation")
maid of honour
¦ noun
1. an unmarried noblewoman attending a queen or princess.
2. N. Amer. a principal bridesmaid.
3. Brit. a small tart filled with flavoured milk curds.
Maid of honour
A maid of honour is a junior attendant of a queen in royal households. The position was and is junior to the lady-in-waiting.
maid of honour
(maids of honour)
A maid of honour is the chief bridesmaid at a wedding. (AM)
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Maid of honour
A maid of honour is a junior attendant of a queen in royal households. The position was and is junior to the lady-in-waiting. The equivalent title and office has historically been used in most European royal courts.
Examples of use of maid of honour
1. Peggy Sue was maid of honour at Holly‘s wedding, her husband best man.
2. Her trusted Uncle Sean will be best man and Rooney‘s cousin Claire maid of honour.
3. Among the party is fiance Wayne Rooney‘s cousin Claire, who will be maid of honour at the couple‘s June wedding.
4. He has also designed the dress for her sister Antonia, who will be the maid of honour.
5. Gyweth was, after all, maid of honour at the singer‘s wedding to Ritchie which took place in the Scottish Highlands in 2000.