What is a little lady; -- applied by the writers of Queen Elizabeth's time, in the abbreviated form Lakin, to the Virgin Mary. Note: The diminutive does not refer to size, but is equivalent to "dear." Brewer called?

ladykin — A little lady; -- applied by the writers of Queen Elizabeth's time, in the abbreviated form Lakin, to the Virgin Mary. Note: The diminutive does not refer to size, but is equivalent to "dear." Brewer. (Webster's 1913.)

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