noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   My Lady (used to address peers temporal, judges, etc). historical, humorous, often
2. 2
   a polite but old-fashioned greeting to a woman wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   To address as “m’lady”.

   "[…]when people living in the same social set m’lorded and m’ladied each other with much frequency."

Synonyms

All synonyms

damedaughter of evedistaffdominadonnadowager

Antonyms

All antonyms

my lord

Example

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"[…]when people living in the same social set m’lorded and m’ladied each other with much frequency."

Etymology

Elision of my + lady.

Related phrases

my lady

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