In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the term "maidofhonourin waiting" was sometimes used.
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The bridal entourage usually consists of themaidofhonour, bridesmaids, best man, groomsmen, ringbearer boys, and flower girls.
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Amaidofhonourwas a maiden, meaning that she was unmarried, and was usually young.
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Additionally, amaidofhonouris styled with this prefix for life.
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She had more reasons than historians customarily acknowledge, strategic as well as symbolic, for positioning her maids of honour as vestal virgins.
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Jackson was hermaidofhonourat her wedding.
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Middleton served as themaidofhonour.
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