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

Words nearby milady

mikulicz syndrome, mikulicz' aphthae, mikvah, mil, mil., milady, milage, milan, milanaise, milanese, milanov
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milady

miladi

/ (mɪˈleɪdɪ) /

noun plural -dies

(formerly) a continental title used for an English gentlewoman
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