Quote Originally Posted by vmac3205 View Post
Women traditionally wear the sash on the right, unless they are the Clan Chieftess OR are Scottish Country dancers. Then it is worn on the left.
A general note of minor clarification:

I have yet to meet a Lady Clan Chief who uses the style "chieftess", in much the same way as I have yet to meet a woman, ordained in the Episcopal Church, who uses the style of "Priestess".

Ladies who are Chiefs of Clans in their own right are styled "Chief", as in Margret Elliot, Chief of Clan Elliot(t). The same applies to Ladies who are Chieftains of major branches of clans; they are styled "Chieftain". Ladies who are possessed of a feudal barony are styled "Baroness of X", just about the only time that the feminine form of address is used.

In archaic, or extremely formal usage the wife of a Chief, Chieftain, or feudal Baron is styled as "Lady X". The wife of a feudal baron may also styled as "Baroness X" indicating that she is the wife of "Baron X".

In Ireland the more common usage is to style the wife of a chief or chieftain as "Madam" (as in Madam O'Conor, the wife of O'Conor Don). The wives of feudal barons are styled either "Lady" or "Madam" or "Baroness" as custom and preference dictate.