Noble at home, expecting an assistant (4-2-7)
I believe the answer is:
lady-in-waiting
'assistant' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'noble at home expecting' is the wordplay.
'noble' becomes 'lady' (I've seen this before).
'at home' becomes 'in' ('I'm in' can mean 'I'm at home').
'expecting' becomes 'waiting' ('wait' can be a synonym of 'expect').
'lady'+'in'+'waiting'='LADY-IN-WAITING'
'an' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lady-in-waiting that I've seen before include "Female attendant in a royal household" , "Queen's personal attendant" , "Female attending royalty" , "Female attendant for a queen" .)