noun
milord
mih-LAWD
noun
1
A wealthy or noble Englishman, especially one travelling through Europe in style; used historically by French speakers to address such visitors.
"The innkeeper greeted the visiting milord with great ceremony."
How to Use Milord
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old-fashioned, slightly theatrical way of referring to a rich English gentleman travelling abroad.
When to use it
Old-fashioned and rarely used in modern English outside of historical fiction.
Word Forms
milorded past tense, milords plural, Milords plural, milords singular
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Etymology
Borrowed into French from the English phrase "my Lord", then re-borrowed into English as a single word.