(n.) Madam; Mrs; -- a title of address or respect among the Italians.
Example Sentences:
(1) Chelsea may have been ungrateful towards Ranieri, and Juventus welcoming, but La Vecchia Signora is not a humanitarian charity.
(2) The club have two nicknames: La Vecchia Signora (The Grand Old Lady) or La Fidanzata D'Italia (Italy's girlfriend).
(3) If time permits, stop for lunch at Trattoria al Castelletto ( alcastelletto.com ), where the formidable Signora Clemi serves delicious dishes like pumpkin risotto or plump grilled porcini mushrooms.
(4) He hoisted La Vecchia Signora into the Champions League on their return to Serie A, and has led the pursuit of Internazionale.
(5) British players in the highly competitive, highly rewarded, Italian Serie A Championship had long been a rarity, but in the summer of 1957, the Italian players' agent, Gigi Peronace, took Charles to Juventus, the "aristocrats" of Italian football, the most popular club in the peninsula - outside, ironically, their native Turin - known as La Signora d'Italia.