milady

or mi·la·di

[ mi-ley-dee ]

/ mɪˈleɪ di /

noun, plural mi·la·dies.

an English noblewoman (often used as a term of address).

a woman regarded as having fashionable or expensive tastes: milady's spring wardrobe.

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Origin of milady

1830–40; < French < English my lady

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Examples from the Web for milady

The crime of the inhabitants of these impure "kips," was having spoken ill of Milady, their rival.
Life and Times of Her Majesty Caroline Matilda, Vol. I (of III)|C. F. Lachelles Wraxall
Milady, though half American, did not know exactly what Ascension day meant and asked her Chinese servant.
The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912|Lillie DeHegermann-Lindencrone
"If looks could kill, yours would kill me, milady," she said.
Notwithstanding|Mary Cholmondeley
Do not confuse a stage makeup with the customary society makeup that milady applies in her boudoir.
The Art of Stage Dancing|Ned Wayburn

She felt, too, that the town crier could truthfully announce that milady was returning to tea gowns for an indefinite period.
The Gorgeous Girl|Nalbro Bartley

British Dictionary definitions for milady

milady

miladi

/ (mɪˈleɪdɪ) /

noun plural -dies

(formerly) a continental title used for an English gentlewoman

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