milordn.

Brit.

/mᵻˈlɔːd/, U.S.

/məˈlɔrd/

Forms: 1600s mylor, 1600s mylor', 1700s–1800s milor, 1700s– milord, 1800s mylord.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French milord.

Etymology: < French milord (1610 or earlier in form milord ; 1552 in Middle French in form milourt with reference to an English nobleman (Rabelais); c1430 in form millourt with sense ‘nobleman, rich man’; also in form milor (1634 or earlier)) < English my lord (see lord n. 10a; compare milord , milorde as occasionally spellings of my lord in early modern English). Compare milordo n.The 17th and 18th cent. forms mylor, mylor', and mylord probably show the influence of the earlier English phrase (although compare also French mylor, 1696 or earlier).

Now historical or humorous.

An English nobleman in Europe; an Englishman travelling in Europe in aristocratic style. More generally: a wealthy Englishman. Also as a title of respect.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > lord or lady > [noun] > lord

herOE

lordOE

lordheada1325

lordship1394

milord1607

Lo.1610

milordo1758

1598 J. Chamberlain Let. 17 Sept. (1939) I. 45 Yet me thincks still I am out of my element when I am among Lords, and I am of Rabelais minde that they looke big comme un millord d'Angleterre.]

1607 G. Chapman Bussy D'Ambois iii. 37 I sweare to your Grace, all that I can coniecture touching my Lady your neece, is a strong affection she beares to the English Mylor.

1608 G. Chapman Byrons Conspiracie iii. i The English Generall, the Mylor' Norris, That seru'd amongst you here.

1739 T. Gray Let. 12 Apr. in Corr. (1971) I. 102 The minute we came, voila Milors Holdernesse, Conway, and his brother.

1792 R. Bage Man as he Is III. lx. 79 The third morning arose with a rumour, that two English Milords had stolen the wives of two foreign noblemen, and carried them to France.

1824 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto XVI xxxviii. 80 ‘Jest!’ quoth Milor.

1863 G. A. Sala Qualk 70 An eccentric child of Albion, a milord, afflicted with the ‘spleen’.

1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda IV. vii. liv. 122 The milord, owner of the handsome yacht.

1918 B. Tarkington Magnificent Ambersons x. 143 With his airs of young milord, his fast horses, his gold and silver cigarette-cases, his clothes from a New York tailor,..he respects nothing and nobody.

1945 E. Waugh Brideshead Revisited i. viii. 185 It's not as though he lived like a Milord.

1954 Newsweek 17 May 47/1 Tightly buttoned, knee-length ‘Milord’ coat with soft, black-velvet collar; double-breasted, pearl-gray waistcoat; and tight, drainpipe trousers.

1961 A. Wilson Old Men at Zoo i. 9 The Zoo authorities had been very indulgent to a number of ‘milord’ whims that were perhaps more in keeping with an aesthetic undergraduate.

1990 Vogue Sept. 371/2 Such courtly dilettantes began venturing into Europe in the cause of Art, and by the eighteenth century..the Continent became flooded with British milords.

Derivatives

miˈlordism n.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > lord or lady > [noun] > lord > being a lord

lord-domeOE

lordliness?c1450

milordliness1920

milordism1931

1931 R. Church High Summer i. i. 8 A tall young man, very shy and nervous, very English, but trying to hide these insular virtues behind the assumption of lofty milordism.

miˈlordliness n.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > lord or lady > [noun] > lord > being a lord

lord-domeOE

lordliness?c1450

milordliness1920

milordism1931

1920 A. Huxley Leda 44 They behaved like English aristocrats in a French novel... I tried to imitate their milordliness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	milord
释义	milordn. Brit. /mᵻˈlɔːd/, U.S. /məˈlɔrd/ Forms: 1600s mylor, 1600s mylor', 1700s–1800s milor, 1700s– milord, 1800s mylord. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French milord. Etymology: < French milord (1610 or earlier in form milord ; 1552 in Middle French in form milourt with reference to an English nobleman (Rabelais); c1430 in form millourt with sense ‘nobleman, rich man’; also in form milor (1634 or earlier)) < English my lord (see lord n. 10a; compare milord , milorde as occasionally spellings of my lord in early modern English). Compare milordo n.The 17th and 18th cent. forms mylor, mylor', and mylord probably show the influence of the earlier English phrase (although compare also French mylor, 1696 or earlier). Now historical or humorous. An English nobleman in Europe; an Englishman travelling in Europe in aristocratic style. More generally: a wealthy Englishman. Also as a title of respect. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > lord or lady > [noun] > lord herOE lordOE lordheada1325 lordship1394 milord1607 Lo.1610 milordo1758 1598 J. Chamberlain Let. 17 Sept. (1939) I. 45 Yet me thincks still I am out of my element when I am among Lords, and I am of Rabelais minde that they looke big comme un millord d'Angleterre.] 1607 G. Chapman Bussy D'Ambois iii. 37 I sweare to your Grace, all that I can coniecture touching my Lady your neece, is a strong affection she beares to the English Mylor. 1608 G. Chapman Byrons Conspiracie iii. i The English Generall, the Mylor' Norris, That seru'd amongst you here. 1739 T. Gray Let. 12 Apr. in Corr. (1971) I. 102 The minute we came, voila Milors Holdernesse, Conway, and his brother. 1792 R. Bage Man as he Is III. lx. 79 The third morning arose with a rumour, that two English Milords had stolen the wives of two foreign noblemen, and carried them to France. 1824 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto XVI xxxviii. 80 ‘Jest!’ quoth Milor. 1863 G. A. Sala Qualk 70 An eccentric child of Albion, a milord, afflicted with the ‘spleen’. 1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda IV. vii. liv. 122 The milord, owner of the handsome yacht. 1918 B. Tarkington Magnificent Ambersons x. 143 With his airs of young milord, his fast horses, his gold and silver cigarette-cases, his clothes from a New York tailor,..he respects nothing and nobody. 1945 E. Waugh Brideshead Revisited i. viii. 185 It's not as though he lived like a Milord. 1954 Newsweek 17 May 47/1 Tightly buttoned, knee-length ‘Milord’ coat with soft, black-velvet collar; double-breasted, pearl-gray waistcoat; and tight, drainpipe trousers. 1961 A. Wilson Old Men at Zoo i. 9 The Zoo authorities had been very indulgent to a number of ‘milord’ whims that were perhaps more in keeping with an aesthetic undergraduate. 1990 Vogue Sept. 371/2 Such courtly dilettantes began venturing into Europe in the cause of Art, and by the eighteenth century..the Continent became flooded with British milords. Derivatives miˈlordism n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > lord or lady > [noun] > lord > being a lord lord-domeOE lordliness?c1450 milordliness1920 milordism1931 1931 R. Church High Summer i. i. 8 A tall young man, very shy and nervous, very English, but trying to hide these insular virtues behind the assumption of lofty milordism. miˈlordliness n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > lord or lady > [noun] > lord > being a lord lord-domeOE lordliness?c1450 milordliness1920 milordism1931 1920 A. Huxley Leda 44 They behaved like English aristocrats in a French novel... I tried to imitate their milordliness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1607
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