Chapter Labourers to Lady of the Broom of L by Brewer's Phrase & Fable

Lady in the Sacque The apparition of this hag forms the story of the Tapestried Chamber, by Sir Walter Scott.
   An old woman, whose dress was an old-fashioned gown, which ladies call a sacque; that is, a sort of robe completely loose in the body, but gathered into broad plaits upon the neck and shoulders.

Lady of England Maud, daughter of Henry I. The title of “Domina Anglorum” was conferred upon her by the Council of Winchester, held April 7th, 1141. (Rymer: Fædera, i.)

Lady of Mercy (Our). An order of knighthood in Spain, instituted in 1218 by James I. of Aragon, for the deliverance of Christian captives amongst the Moors. Within the first six years, as many as 400 captives were rescued by these knights.

Lady of Shallott' A maiden who fell in love with Sir Lancelot of the Lake, and died because her love was not returned. Tennyson has a poem on the subject; and the story of Elaine, “the lily maid of Astolat,” in the Idylls of the King, is substantially the same. (See Elaine .)

Lady of the Bleeding Heart Ellen Douglas; so called from the cognisance of the family. (Sir Walter Scott: Lady of the Lake, ii. 10.)

Lady of the Broom (The). A housemaid.

“Highly disgusted at a farthing candle,
Left by the Lady of the Broom,
Named Susan ...
Peter Pindar: The Diamond Pin.