milady

noun

mi-ˈlā-dē How to pronounce milady (audio)
Definition of miladynext
as in lady
a woman of high birth or social position the 18th-century quack Franz Anton Mesmer specialized in the curing of those mysterious ailments of which pampered miladies often complained

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  1. lady
  2. queen
  3. countess
  4. duchess
Noun
  • As the ladies start filing into Sai’s dodgeball event in a various states of athletic dress, Brynn decides to spill the beans and tells Sai … and Jenna … and Racquel … and Ubah.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The funny thing is that the designs Mr. Reed has in mind for these ladies are as derivative and unoriginal as his monologues, and that’s kind of the point.
    Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of lady
Noun
  • While Jon is bound to leadership by a sense of duty, Daenerys sees herself as a liberator, a queen steeped in moral righteousness who freed slaves across the sea for the greater good.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 July 2017
  • THE TRENDSETTER Salt & Straw is the homecoming queen of ice cream in LA.
    Cole Kazdin, Los Angeles Magazine, 14 July 2017
Definition of queen
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  • Then one day, a countess checks in wearing a green parrot and promises to tell Marta seven stories.
    Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Available to stream on AMC+ AMC+ A Bay of Blood (1971) Also known by its alternate title Twitch of the Death Nerve, the film centers on the murder of a wealthy countess by her own husband, which sets off a string of murders in the surrounding area.
    Meagan Navarro, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of countess
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  • Election The duchess chose not to formally endorse a candidate in 2020 during a period in which the Sussexes were still hoping to achieve a half-in, half-out model for their future relationship with the royal family.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The duchess shares Beatrice, 36, and Princess Eugenie, 34, with her ex-husband Prince Andrew of York.
    Ashley Hume, Fox News, 29 Sep. 2024
Definition of duchess
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“Milady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/milady. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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