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I haven't looked this up in years, but I thought it may be of interest to note here that I belive the etymology of the word lady is one who bakes bread...
I'll liu and add anything of interest here later...
Just found it:
Lady:
The Old English word for lady was hlafdige. Hlaf meant 'loaf' and dige meant 'a kneader of bread' or 'a maid'. In the middle English a lady was called lavedi and then lafdi. Ultimately it was reduced to lady.
http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/4195/words2.htm
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