milord
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milord¹
- /mɪˈlɔːd/ UK
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)d
Where it comes from
From French milord, from English my Lord. Compare milady.
noun milords · milor
- An English nobleman, especially one traveling Europe in grand style; a wealthy British gentleman. Not since the year 17—, when milord Castlebrilliant's curricle was whirled to sea with her ladyship within, had there been such vehement weather.
milord²
- /mɪˈlɔːd/ UK
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)d
Where it comes from
A variant spelling of m'lord, elided from my + lord.
noun milords
- Alternative form of m'lord 1986, Ben Elton & al., Blackadder II, 3: "Potato" Aah-ahhh! You have a woman’s hand, milord! I’ll wager these dainty pinkies never weighed anchor in a storm.
milord³
- /mɪˈlɔːd/ UK
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)d
verb milords · milording · 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.
Milord⁴
proper noun Milords
- A surname.
Translations
Talk about this word "milord." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/milord. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. milord. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/milord "milord." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/milord.Cite this
@misc{milord_2026,
title = {milord},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/milord},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
