Definition

1. Noun:
   • A female landlord: A woman who owns property, such as a house, apartment building, or rooming house, and rents it out to tenants. She is responsible for managing the property and collecting rent.

Usage

• The term "landlady" is used to specify the gender of the property owner. It is the feminine counterpart to "landlord."
• It is commonly used in contexts involving rental agreements, tenant relationships, and property management.
• While "landlord" can be used as a gender-neutral term, "landlady" explicitly denotes a woman.

Examples

• Noun:
  • My landlady is very kind and fixes any problems quickly.
  • She became a landlady after inheriting an apartment building from her parents.
  • The students complained to their landlady about the noisy neighbors.

Advanced Usage

• "To be one's own landlady": To own the property one lives in, implying independence and financial control.
  • After years of renting, she was proud to be her own landlady.

Variants and Related Words

• Landlord (n): A person, especially a man, who rents out land, buildings, or accommodation. (The general, often gender-neutral term).
• Property owner (n): A person who owns real estate. (A more formal and gender-neutral term).
• Lessor (n): A person who grants a lease. (A formal, legal term).

Synonyms

• Proprietress: A female owner of a business, especially a hotel, restaurant, or store. (Can be similar but is broader than property for rent).
• Hostess: A woman who receives or entertains guests. (In the context of a boarding house or B&B, this can be similar to a landlady).

Phrasal Verbs

(The word "landlady" itself is not typically used to form phrasal verbs. Actions are described with verbs used with the noun, e.g., "pay the landlady," "contact the landlady.")

Related Idioms

• The landlady's knock: A humorous or euphemistic reference to a demand for rent payment.
  • I heard the landlady's knock this morning; it's the first of the month.

Noun

1. a landlord who is a woman