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Milord

//mɪˈlɔːd// name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    An English nobleman, especially one traveling Europe in grand style; a wealthy British gentleman. British, humorous, obsolete

    "Not since the year 17—, when milord Castlebrilliant's curricle was whirled to sea with her ladyship within, had there been such vehement weather."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of m'lord. alt-of, alternative

    "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."

  3. 3
    a term of address for an English lord wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    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."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From French milord, from English my Lord. Compare milady.

Etymology 2

A variant spelling of m'lord, elided from my + lord.

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