milady
Americannoun
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an English noblewoman (often used as a term of address).
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a woman regarded as having fashionable or expensive tastes.
milady's spring wardrobe.
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of milady
1830–40; < French < English my lady
Example Sentences
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The sea was there, and the hills, and bartenders, housekeepers and porters speaking English salted with patois, exclaiming, “Milady, milady, welcome!”
From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2016
See you next year, milord, milady, when we’ll pick apart Season 3 with just as much delight, I hope.
From Slate • Feb. 21, 2012
To be chic, milady also had to deck her head with a chignon.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sportswear for milady has never been more abundant, more nearly priced for every pocketbook, more durable, or made more suitable for 24-hour wear.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Indeed, milady, she doesn’t eat that I know of,” offers the maid.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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