lords-and-ladies

[lawrdz-uh n-ley-deez]

noun, plural lords-and-la·dies.

(used with a singular verb) cuckoopint.

Origin of lords-and-ladies

First recorded in 1750–60

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British Dictionary definitions for lords-and-ladies

lords-and-ladies

noun

(functioning as singular) another name for cuckoopint

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