maid of honor
noun phrase
1
: an unmarried lady usually of noble birth whose duty it is to attend a queen or a princess
2
: a bride's principal unmarried wedding attendant compare matron of honor
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Meanwhile, Tish Cyrus married Prison Break star Dominic Purcell in 2023 with Miley as her maid of honor.
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 12 June 2024
While Miley served as her mother’s maid of honor, Noah and her older brother, Braison Cyrus, made a show of skipping out on the ceremony to go shopping at Walmart.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 12 June 2024
Laura Hankin's latest rom-com asks: What if your maid of honor and best man hate each other because of what one wrote online?
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 29 May 2024
Delegate checking all bridal party miscellanea to your maid of honor.
—Katie James Watkinson, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Feb. 2023
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 12 June 2024
While Miley served as her mother’s maid of honor, Noah and her older brother, Braison Cyrus, made a show of skipping out on the ceremony to go shopping at Walmart.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 12 June 2024
Laura Hankin's latest rom-com asks: What if your maid of honor and best man hate each other because of what one wrote online?
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 29 May 2024
Delegate checking all bridal party miscellanea to your maid of honor.
—Katie James Watkinson, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Feb. 2023
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“Maid of honor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maid%20of%20honor. Accessed 1 Jul. 2024.
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