Lady's friend

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LADY'S FRIEND. The name of a functioner in the British house of commons. When the husband sues for a divorce, or asks the passage of an act to divorce him from his wife, he is required to make a provision for her before the passage of the act; it is the duty of the lady's friend to see that such a provision is made. Macq. on H. & W. 213.

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The Young Lady's Friend (1837) urged women to remember that "the great end of existence, preparation for eternity, may be equally attained in married or single life; and that no union, but the most perfect one, is at all desirable. "THE BEST OR NONE!" SPINSTERHOOD IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY NEW ENGLAND by Berend, Zsuzsa / Journal of Social History Senate from New York, the first lady's friends and advisers warned her that a race could be brutal and that the easy victory predicted by state party leaders is not at all guaranteed. HILLARY CLINTON IN NO RUSH TO ENTER U.S. SENATE RACE by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) More results

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The Young Lady's Friend (1837) urged women to remember that "the great end of existence, preparation for eternity, may be equally attained in married or single life; and that no union, but the most perfect one, is at all desirable.

"THE BEST OR NONE!" SPINSTERHOOD IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY NEW ENGLAND by Berend, Zsuzsa / Journal of Social History

Senate from New York, the first lady's friends and advisers warned her that a race could be brutal and that the easy victory predicted by state party leaders is not at all guaranteed.

HILLARY CLINTON IN NO RUSH TO ENTER U.S. SENATE RACE by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

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