milord
/mɪˈlɔːd/
milord noun: an English nobleman, especially one traveling Europe in grand style; a wealthy British gentleman. Also the alternative form of m'lord.
Noun
milord (plural milords)
Verb
milord (third-person singular simple present milords, present participle milording, simple past and past participle milorded)
- To address as “milord”.
- A few pauls a-piece, however, did the business, and after a few more tunes, and some more milordi and capitani, the musicians, finding no more prospect of pauls, departed, leaving the landlord to do the rest of the milording and captaining to the honored Americani.1834 May 1, “The Reefer’s First Cruise”, in H[enry] W[illiam] Herbert, editor, The American Monthly Magazine, volume III, number III, New York, N.Y.: […] Monson Bancroft, […] G. & C. & H. Carvill...
- Poor, humble, unaspiring Mr. Dobbs was “Milorded,” to his great annoyance, by everybody, at the Parisian hotel; and monsieur the landlord thought it but right that the rich English “Milord” should pay for the superior accommodation himself and family received at “Le Grand Hôtel.”1854, Crotchet Crayon [pseudonym], “How Mrs. Dobbs arrived in Paris, and made a new acquaintance. […]”, in The Rival Houses of the Hobbs and Dobbs: or, Dress-Makers & Dress-Wearers, London: G....
Proper noun capitalized: Milord
Milord (plural Milords)
- A surname.
Also used as
milord is also the alternative form of m'lord.
Forms of milord
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | milords |
| alternative form | milor |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | milords |
| present participle | milording |
| past participle | milorded |
| past | milorded |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Milords |
Origin of milord
From French milord, from English my Lord. Compare milady.
A variant spelling of m'lord, elided from my + lord.
Words that rhyme with milord
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- umbilical cord
- afford
- ord
- reward
- sward
- toward
- hoard
- untoward
- -lord
- abhorred
- bored
- destination board
- disaccord
- greatsword
- horde
- onboard
- smorgasbord
- unoared
- adored
- bell chord
- beward
- chored
- concord
- deboard
- discord
- fjord
- gord
- gored
- guide board
- hoared
- ignored
- m'lord
- moored
- oared
- of one's own accord
- outward
- restored
- secured
- sord
- whored
Questions about milord
- What does milord mean?
- Milord means an English nobleman, especially one traveling Europe in grand style; a wealthy British gentleman.
- What part of speech is milord?
- Milord can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce milord?
- Milord is pronounced /mɪˈlɔːd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of milord?
- The plural of milord is milords.
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