miladyn.

Brit.

/mᵻˈleɪdi/, U.S.

/məˈleɪdi/

Forms: 1700s meledi, 1700s– miladi, 1700s– milady, 1800s mylady.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: French milady; English my lady.

Etymology: Partly < French milady, title used when addressing or speaking of an English lady of high rank (1727 in Voltaire; 1754 as milédi ) < English my lady (see lady n. 3a), and partly representing a colloquial pronunciation of my lady (see above). Compare Italian miledi (18th cent.; < French). Compare milord n.

1. Originally, representing the usage of foreign (esp. French) speakers: a form of address to or title for an English (occasionally French) noblewoman or an Englishwoman of wealth and influence, usually substituted for the person's name. In later use frequently ironic or depreciative. Cf. lady n. 3a, 4a.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > title > title or form of address for persons of rank > [noun] > for woman of rank

my ladyOE

ladyOE

damea1225

ladyshipa1393

madam1543

ladydom?1553

gentlewoman1566

young ladyship1702

milady1778

Sitt1838

1778 P. Thicknesse Year's Journey France & Spain (ed. 2) II. lxiii. 307 A pretty Brunette..informed me that..it was Meledi Marquette; this name I could no other way translate into English than into Lady Margaret.

1778 E. Craven tr. ‘Pont-de-Veyle’ Sleep-walker i. i. 4 Dey step into de coach to dine at our neighbours dere; milady—I forget de name.

1796 M. J. Holroyd in Girlhood M. J. H. (1896) 373 Milady wore..a Gold Tissue..Train.

1799 tr. G. E. Lessing School for Honor iv. ii. 63 Good, good; I can make myself understand. Sachez donc, Mademoiselle. Miladi must know that I come from the table of the secretaire.

1825 T. Creevey in J. Gore Creevey Papers (1963) xii. 209 Mrs. Taylor and I having done Mylord and Mylady out of £3. apiece at Ecarté.

1839 G. P. R. James Gentleman of Old School I. xii. 276 ‘I did not wish to listen to your conversation, miladi,’ interrupted Philippina.

1873 E. FitzGerald Lett. (1889) I. 361 What do you and Miladi think of these two Lines of his which returned to me the other day?

a1891 E. Bulwer-Lytton King Poppy (1892) xii. 273 Mylady's pincushion..pinless proves Just when the important ball-dress is put on, And Mylord's coach kept waiting at the door.

1930 Jrnl. Mod. Hist. 2 714 The book is one for the serious historian and not for milady's dressing table.

1952 S. Ellin Key to Nicholas Street i. i. 14 Here was lover boy walking around with milady's key.

1970 R. Barber Knight & Chivalry (1974) ii. viii. 139 Love's high precepts are seasoned with a few useful hints in matters of fashion and in dealing with milady's maids.

1982 A. Brookner Providence (1985) i. 15 She was immediately noticed because of her exquisite clothes. ‘Milady Maule.’ observed the head of department's secretary. ‘Must be rolling in it.’

2. A woman, esp. one of high social rank; a lady; = lady n. 5a.

ΘΚΠ

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

ladyc1225

duchess1393

dame1530

Dona1622

Donna1670

grande dame1775

ladyship1785

señora1818

milady1824

prima donna1834

senhora1841

seigneuress1888

1824 W. Irving Tales of Traveller III. 25 O Sicuro—a great nobleman that passed through here lately with his Milady and daughters—a magnifico.

1831 J. F. Cooper Bravo I. xiii. 200 Thou wert seated between the wife of the Spanish ambassador, and a miladi of England. Thou wert playing at rouge-etnoir [sic], in more ways than one.

1872 J. P. Simpson World & Stage iii. 51 They 'ave giv' satisfaction to many milors and miladies. There is no hotel in the whole town of Nice can equal to the Hotel de France for decoration, service, reasonable charges and the universal contentment give to all milors and miladies.

1886 Boston (Mass.) Jrnl. 13 Aug. 2/3 In the outfit of the full-dressed dog of the English milady.

1928 D. H. Lawrence Lady Chatterley's Lover xvii. 314 He rather hoped it would be the young milady who would select him for l'amore.

1992 J. Barnes Talking it Over (BNC) 40 A certain crepuscularity of spirit had sauntered in, courtesy of a misunderstanding which I hadn't bothered to trouble the prancing Squire and his Milady with.

1999 S. Rushdie Ground beneath her Feet (2000) iv. 87 He searched the house in vain, scurrying through the..boudoirs of murderous Restoration miladies who had hidden their daggers and poisons in secret cavities behind fleur-de-lys panelling.

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

单词	milady
释义	miladyn. Brit. /mᵻˈleɪdi/, U.S. /məˈleɪdi/ Forms: 1700s meledi, 1700s– miladi, 1700s– milady, 1800s mylady. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: French milady; English my lady. Etymology: Partly < French milady, title used when addressing or speaking of an English lady of high rank (1727 in Voltaire; 1754 as milédi ) < English my lady (see lady n. 3a), and partly representing a colloquial pronunciation of my lady (see above). Compare Italian miledi (18th cent.; < French). Compare milord n. 1. Originally, representing the usage of foreign (esp. French) speakers: a form of address to or title for an English (occasionally French) noblewoman or an Englishwoman of wealth and influence, usually substituted for the person's name. In later use frequently ironic or depreciative. Cf. lady n. 3a, 4a. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > title > title or form of address for persons of rank > [noun] > for woman of rank my ladyOE ladyOE damea1225 ladyshipa1393 madam1543 ladydom?1553 gentlewoman1566 young ladyship1702 milady1778 Sitt1838 1778 P. Thicknesse Year's Journey France & Spain (ed. 2) II. lxiii. 307 A pretty Brunette..informed me that..it was Meledi Marquette; this name I could no other way translate into English than into Lady Margaret. 1778 E. Craven tr. ‘Pont-de-Veyle’ Sleep-walker i. i. 4 Dey step into de coach to dine at our neighbours dere; milady—I forget de name. 1796 M. J. Holroyd in Girlhood M. J. H. (1896) 373 Milady wore..a Gold Tissue..Train. 1799 tr. G. E. Lessing School for Honor iv. ii. 63 Good, good; I can make myself understand. Sachez donc, Mademoiselle. Miladi must know that I come from the table of the secretaire. 1825 T. Creevey in J. Gore Creevey Papers (1963) xii. 209 Mrs. Taylor and I having done Mylord and Mylady out of £3. apiece at Ecarté. 1839 G. P. R. James Gentleman of Old School I. xii. 276 ‘I did not wish to listen to your conversation, miladi,’ interrupted Philippina. 1873 E. FitzGerald Lett. (1889) I. 361 What do you and Miladi think of these two Lines of his which returned to me the other day? a1891 E. Bulwer-Lytton King Poppy (1892) xii. 273 Mylady's pincushion..pinless proves Just when the important ball-dress is put on, And Mylord's coach kept waiting at the door. 1930 Jrnl. Mod. Hist. 2 714 The book is one for the serious historian and not for milady's dressing table. 1952 S. Ellin Key to Nicholas Street i. i. 14 Here was lover boy walking around with milady's key. 1970 R. Barber Knight & Chivalry (1974) ii. viii. 139 Love's high precepts are seasoned with a few useful hints in matters of fashion and in dealing with milady's maids. 1982 A. Brookner Providence (1985) i. 15 She was immediately noticed because of her exquisite clothes. ‘Milady Maule.’ observed the head of department's secretary. ‘Must be rolling in it.’ 2. A woman, esp. one of high social rank; a lady; = lady n. 5a. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > lord or lady > [noun] > lady ladyc1225 duchess1393 dame1530 Dona1622 Donna1670 grande dame1775 ladyship1785 señora1818 milady1824 prima donna1834 senhora1841 seigneuress1888 1824 W. Irving Tales of Traveller III. 25 O Sicuro—a great nobleman that passed through here lately with his Milady and daughters—a magnifico. 1831 J. F. Cooper Bravo I. xiii. 200 Thou wert seated between the wife of the Spanish ambassador, and a miladi of England. Thou wert playing at rouge-etnoir [sic], in more ways than one. 1872 J. P. Simpson World & Stage iii. 51 They 'ave giv' satisfaction to many milors and miladies. There is no hotel in the whole town of Nice can equal to the Hotel de France for decoration, service, reasonable charges and the universal contentment give to all milors and miladies. 1886 Boston (Mass.) Jrnl. 13 Aug. 2/3 In the outfit of the full-dressed dog of the English milady. 1928 D. H. Lawrence Lady Chatterley's Lover xvii. 314 He rather hoped it would be the young milady who would select him for l'amore. 1992 J. Barnes Talking it Over (BNC) 40 A certain crepuscularity of spirit had sauntered in, courtesy of a misunderstanding which I hadn't bothered to trouble the prancing Squire and his Milady with. 1999 S. Rushdie Ground beneath her Feet (2000) iv. 87 He searched the house in vain, scurrying through the..boudoirs of murderous Restoration miladies who had hidden their daggers and poisons in secret cavities behind fleur-de-lys panelling. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1778
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