Nwanyị

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Okwu lady bụ okwu maka nwa agbọghọ ma ọ bụ nwanyị, nke nwere nkọwa dị iche iche. Na otu oge a na-eji akọwa naanị ụmụ nwanyị nọ na okwá dị elu ma ọ bụ ọnọdụ, nke ya na onye nwe ya hà nhata, ugbu a ọ nwere ike izo aka na nwanyị ọ bụla toro eto, dịka a pụrụ iji nwoke mee ihe maka ụmụ nwoke. Ojiji a na-ejikarị eme ihe bụ mgbe ụfọdụ euphemistic ("nwaanyị nke abalị" maka nwanyị akwụna) ma ọ bụ, na asụsụ American, condescending na adreesị kpọmkwem (nke ya na "mister" ma ọ bụ "nwoke"). 

"Lady" bụkwa aha a na-akpọ na United Kingdom. A na-eji "Lady" eme ihe na ihu aha ezinụlọ nke nwanyị nwere utu aha nke nobility ma ọ bụ utu aha nsọpụrụ suo jure (na onwe ya), ma ọ bụ nwunye nke onye nwe ala, baronet, Scottish feudal baron, laird, ma ọ bụ knight, yana na ihu Aha mbụ nke nwa nwanyị nke duke, marquess, ma ọ dị ka earl.

Okwu a sitere na Old English; akụkụ mbụ nke okwu ahụ bụ ụdị gbanwere nke hlāf, "achịcha, achịcha", nke a na-ahụkwa na hlāford, "Onyenwe anyị". A na-ewere akụkụ nke abụọ ka ọ sitere na mgbọrọgwụ dig-, "to knead", nke a na-ahụkwa na ntụ ọka; mmepe mmetụta site na onye na-egbu egwe, ma ọ bụ onye na-eme achịcha, ma ọ bụrụ onye na-akpụzi achịcha, ruo na ihe nkịtị, ọ bụ ezi ya  na ọ bụghị na uzọ doro anya na a ga-achọpụta ya na akụkọ ihe mere eme, nwere ike iji nke "Onyenwe anyị" gosipụta ya.