Definitions for lady of the house
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
la′dy of the house′(n.)
the female head of a household.
Origin of lady of the house:
1785–95
Princeton's WordNet
housewife, homemaker, lady of the house, woman of the house(noun)
a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
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