milords
Titled British gentlemen
Milords is a form of address to multiple noblemen or social superiors, the plural of milord.
The term appears in historical fiction and period dramas, often from servants or commoners addressing aristocrats: Milords, dinner is served.
Like its singular form, milords sounds archaic or affected in modern contexts.
Titled ruling class
- peerageSystem of noble ranks
- dukeHighest-ranking nobleman
- marquessNobleman below duke
- earlBritish hereditary noble rank
viscount · baron · gentry · manor · estate · castle · lineage · hereditary
nobility
Titled ruling class
earl · viscount · baron · gentry · manor · estate · castle · lineage · hereditary · highborn
deference
Yielding to another's judgment
- respectRegard with honor
- honorificRespectful form of address
- salutationExpression of goodwill
formality · etiquette · courtesy · servility · obsequiousness · bowing · forelock · valet · butler · servant
barrister
UK courtroom advocate
wigs · bench · magistrate · tribunal · chambers · advocate · judiciary · justice · verdict · appeal