milord

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a respectful form of address for an English nobleman or lord

   The servant bowed and asked, ‘Will milord dine now?’

2. 2
   noun

   an English nobleman or wealthy English gentleman, especially as viewed by Europeans

   The villagers assumed that the elegant traveler was a milord.

3. 3
   verb

   to address or flatter someone with the title ‘milord’

   The eager host milorded every well-dressed English guest.

Borrowed from French milord, itself adapted from the English form of address my lord. The French word came to denote an English nobleman or wealthy English traveler and was then borrowed back into English with that continental flavor.

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