milady

Curtsy's spoken accompaniment

Milady is an archaic or affected form of address for a woman of high social rank, from "my lady." It appears in historical fiction and period dramas: Milady, your carriage awaits.

The word often carries ironic or mock-formal overtones when used today: Well, milady, shall we dine?

nobility

duchess

Woman of ducal rank

marchioness · peeress · aristocrat · noblewoman · gentlewoman · highborn · blueblood · patrician · debutante · heiress

honorific

ladyship

Aristocratic woman's title

your grace · sir · lord · master · highness · excellency · majesty · monsignor · signora · señora

chivalric

knight

Honored mounted soldier

suitor · champion · damsel · maiden · courtly love · troubadour · tournament · joust · heraldry · pageantry

ironic

neckbeard

Smug online know-it-all

  • fedoraSoft creased felt hat
  • incelSelf-described unfuckable man
  • cringeShrink from discomfort

meme · sarcastic · mockery · pretentious · affectation · nice guy · parody · satirical · patronizing · condescending

Categories
Opposites
gender of address

miladymilord

Address for English aristocrats

sir · m'lord · sire · gentleman · master

social register/formality

miladyma'am

Polite term for women

miss · lady · hey you · babe · girl

class/status implied

miladywench

Archaic term for girl

peasant woman · commoner · maid · scullion · washerwoman

Family

miladies

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G