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milady

milady

noun mee-lah-DEE Rare
People & Society Honorifics

Origin: English 'my lady'

Also means

my lady

Usage Note

Milady is borrowed from English and used in French as an aristocratic form of address for a noble English or British woman, particularly in historical novels and period dramas. Alexandre Dumas made the name famous through the villainous Milady de Winter in Les Trois Mousquetaires. It is used with or without a capital letter.

Examples

"Milady sera servie dans un instant."

Natural Translation

Milady will be served in a moment.

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