milord

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /mɪˈlɔːd/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)d === Etymology 1 === From French milord, from English my Lord. Compare milady. ==== Noun ==== milord (plural milords) (UK, obsolete, humorous) An English nobleman, especially one traveling Europe in grand style; a wealthy British gentleman. ===== Alternative forms ===== milor ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === A variant spelling of m'lord, elided from my +‎ lord. ==== Noun ==== milord (plural milords) Alternative form of m'lord. 1986, Ben Elton & al., Blackadder II, 3: "Potato" Aah-ahhh! You have a woman’s hand, milord! I’ll wager these dainty pinkies never weighed anchor in a storm. === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== milord (third-person singular simple present milords, present participle milording, simple past and past participle milorded) To address as “milord”. == Dutch == === Etymology === From French milord, from English my Lord. See also milady. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mi.lɔrt/ Hyphenation: mi‧lord === Noun === milord m (plural milorden, diminutive milordje n) (Netherlands, Indonesia, historical) a horse-drawn car with a raised seat for the driver ==== Descendants ==== → Javanese: melor → Madurese: melor === References === van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “milord”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English my Lord. See also milady. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mi.lɔʁ/ === Noun === milord m (plural milords) (archaic) milord, an English lord abroad 1959, Edith Piaf singing Georges Moustaki's "Milord" (figurative, informal, dated) a rich man a horse-drawn car with a raised seat for the driver === Further reading === “milord”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English milord. === Noun === milord m (invariable) lord, milord dandy (elegant man) == Norman == === Etymology === Borrowed from English milord. === Noun === milord m (plural milords) (Jersey) swell == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French milord. === Noun === milord m (plural milorzi) milord ==== Declension ==== === References === milord in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English milord. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /miˈloɾd/ [miˈloɾð̞] Rhymes: -oɾd Syllabification: mi‧lord IPA(key): /miˈloɾ/ [miˈloɾ] Rhymes: -oɾ === Noun === milord m (plural milores) milord === Further reading === “milord”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025