Milady
(noun) an English noblewoman
Source: WordNet® 3.1
milady (plural miladies)
(now chiefly, historical or jocular) An English noblewoman or gentlewoman; the form of address to such a person; a lady. [from 18th c.]
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Source: Wiktionary
Mi*la"dy, n. [F., fr. English.]
Definition: Lit., my lady; hence (as used on the Continent), an English noblewoman or gentlewoman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
